by Lisa-Jo | Sep 2, 2010 | Faith, Motherhood, South Africa
My father sat in the pew of a church in Philadelphia with a slip of paper in his hands. The cold encamped outside was a far cry from the mosquito hot shores of South Africa. Three years. He had brought his young family Stateside for three years to add a Masters of...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 11, 2010 | Family, South Africa, Travel
I remember the exact moment I loved the woman my dad married, when the grieving years for my mom had passed. It was during brunch. The day after their wedding. All the kids had come over to join them for a meal. She had two and my dad had us three. The spring sunshine...
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 27, 2010 | Faith, Family, South Africa, Travel
He made me buzz off all his locks yesterday. I thought I would be heart broken. But instead I discovered my brother. Underneath all those curls, there was Luke staring back at me. All the strong, sturdy lines of a face I’ve known since 1981. There it was today,...
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 19, 2010 | Faith, Family, Motherhood, South Africa
Hey Mom, Has it really been 17 years? You won’t believe all the things that have happened the last decade and a half. Dad’s the biggest change. I was talking to him today and he and Wanda have taken in another baby. A little girl this time. She’s...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 24, 2010 | Faith, Family, South Africa, Travel
{I’m taking some time to share parts of the story that ended in our cross cultural marriage over the next few weeks. You can read part 1 here and part 2 over here to catch up.} We spent almost all of our first year together apart. This South African girl was...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 23, 2010 | Faith, Family, Marriage, South Africa, Travel
{This is part 2 of my story on our cross-cultural marriage. You can read part 1 here.} It was a cherry blossom romance. And it was unexpected. He was all-American and I was a long way from home. Twenty one and studying social justice in D.C., determined to make my...
