by Lisa-Jo | Aug 10, 2011 | Faith, Family, Kids, Marriage, Motherhood, Travel
We’re talking about beauty this week. And as I sit and watch my oldest-about-to-turn-six-year-old son at Tae Kwon Do all lean and long, lithe graceful limbs – this strong, man of a boy – an image of him as a newborn superimposes itself on the Jackson I see before me....
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by Lisa-Jo | Jul 7, 2011 | Callings, Faith, South Africa, Travel
My nearly six-year-old has felt the strong tug of his South African roots these last three years. If my heart is buried beneath the purple bower of a Jacaranda tree in Pretoria, his must be blooming in the back yard of my father’s house where he first crawled, walked,...
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 4, 2011 | Callings, Faith, Family, Kids, South Africa, Travel
He’s wearing his red pajamas with the puppy print and chasing the dog from room to room as determinedly as the dog chases her own tail. As if by the sheer volume of his voice and desperate pitch of his pleading she will condescend to sit next to him for more than five...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 22, 2011 | Callings, Faith
I’m as small as my house. I’m as dead end as my job. I’m as messy as my playroom. I’m as dirty as my dishes. I’m as behind as my mail. I’m as worthless as my vacuum cleaner. I’m as unattractive as my back yard. I’m as...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 16, 2011 | Faith, South Africa, Travel
I pray at the kitchen sink more than anywhere else. I think it’s something to do with the soothing warm water and the fact that washing dishes is a focused task. Compared to, say, cleaning up the living room, which has me rabbit trailing between toys and books and the...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 6, 2011 | Callings, Faith
If you’re visiting from my friend the Nester’s place this morning – welcome! So glad you stopped by. Consider the welcome mat out in your honor and the lemonade freshly poured. We’re getting a little introspective this morning, but won’t...
