by Lisa-Jo | Jan 12, 2010 | Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood
At six every single morning my two-year-old wakes up, calls for me and expects a transfer to my bed stopping only to pick up a bottle of milk warmed to his exacting standards along the way. Then we pretzel. And I dread the moment my alarm will go off. It’s...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 31, 2009 | A year of "no", Callings, Faith, Inbetween, Travel
I’ve been digging through some of my old baggage – sharing pieces of the year God told us a whole lot of “no” and not much else. My hope is that it might encourage you if you find yourself stuck in a place where your prayers seem to be bouncing...
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by Lisa-Jo | Dec 7, 2009 | Christmas, Faith, Travel
To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour. William Blake – Auguries of Innocence Last week, on the sandy shores of the island of Zanzibar my little brother, Joshua, caught...
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by Lisa-Jo | Dec 5, 2009 | Callings, Faith, Family, Motherhood
Looking for some good new reads? Once a month there is a newspaper post put out called The Saturday Evening Blog Post. This is where bloggers gather on the first Saturday of each month to share their latest and greatest blog posts. I linked up. You should too....
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by Lisa-Jo | Dec 4, 2009 | Callings, Faith, Inbetween
My recent state hopping was due to a conference on leadership that I was attending in Vancouver, WA. And one of the most remarkable moments of the two days was when we discussed the power of the pen. We are living, breathing narratives. We carry the story of our...
by Lisa-Jo | Nov 21, 2009 | Faith, Motherhood, Raising Boys, Sweetstuff
Sometimes my mind is as cluttered as my house. After a long week, the laundry piled high on the table tells the tale of what we’ve been up to. Who wore what when. There are many stains. I pass that pile every night on the way to my bedroom and promise myself I...
