by Lisa-Jo | Jan 24, 2010 | Marriage
We slip out of our parent skins for a few hours and run away to remember who we are. Apart from the potty training and pull ups, we find each other again in the dark car, the one without the car seats. It’s still early for most, but late for us and we stifle yawns and...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 21, 2009 | Marriage, Sweetstuff
I’m browsing the footsie pajamas when he calls. “I just walked in, where are you?” He finds me melting over matching boys T-shirts that say, “Future Prince Charming.” I worry that he might make fun, but then notice he’s got a toy...
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by Lisa-Jo | Oct 17, 2009 | Faith, Marriage, Travel
In 1999 I got married twice. To the same guy. Once in the States and once in South Africa. Believe me, if you want to feel well and truly married, do it with back-to-back events four months apart. Because when you are picking out cakes for the second time around to...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 17, 2009 | Callings, Marriage
I’ve been thinking about love. And sex. And faith. I’ve been listening to interesting, thoughtful, compelling, compassionate and artistic women as they strip down and bare their beliefs. Wrapped in blankets and propped between pillows, when the night light...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 14, 2009 | Marriage, Travel
Ten years ago I said, “I do” to a boy 4 months younger than me. I know, 4 months is practically nothing, right? But, he would tell you, “Because of those 4 months, when you are 80, I’ll only be 79!” Ten years ago I naively promised to leave behind country,...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 3, 2009 | Marriage, South Africa, Travel
How do you know when you have been accepted into the inner sanctum of your family-in-law? For me, that litmus test was pizza. Or more precisely, pizza toppings. Thirteen years ago when I still thought a size 8 pair of jeans was chunky and crop tops were cool, I met...
