by Lisa-Jo | Mar 21, 2011 | Daughters, Kids, Motherhood
I didn’t know when I started this post that by the time I finished it we’d be five. That Spring and life would come three days early for us. That we only had one more day without her. I didn’t know how far and deep and wide I could still fall in...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 22, 2011 | Daughters, Kids, Marriage, Travel
Pete and I are 35 and still have never owned a house. We rent a quirky little home with a backyard that is at times better suited to bundu-bashing than games of baseball or catch. The carpets are stained with melted play-doh and mud has been tracked in irreversible...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 21, 2011 | Daughters, Faith, Motherhood
When I was 17 we would travel the 45 minutes through from Pretoria to Johannesburg several times a week to go and see my mom. At the top of a tall tower of hospital rooms she waited for us. Like Rapunzel, but without the hair. Her room was warm and her walls covered...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jan 26, 2011 | Callings, Daughters, Faith, Family, Motherhood
I have two sons. And in March I will have a daughter. I’m not sure I’m ready. But in these months of growing my belly, God has also been growing my heart. Part of that process has been Hilary. A 20-year-old student I had the privilege of mentoring. And...
