by Lisa-Jo | Jun 21, 2010 | Faith, Family, Marriage, South Africa, Travel
Many of you have asked about my most unique journey. From one culture to another via the bridge of marriage. It’s a complicated crossing. And I’ll be exploring it a bit this week. So far I’ve only written once about it. Back in October 2009. And...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 10, 2010 | A year of "no", Faith, Family, Inbetween, Kids, Marriage, South Africa, Travel
I’ve been on a strange journey the last five years. And I felt lost for large chunks of it. Since our first son was born in South Africa five years ago this August, Pete and I have lived in five different houses on two continents. We have hurt, we have rebuilt,...
by Lisa-Jo | May 28, 2010 | Kids, South Africa, Sweetstuff
Lemon sorbet ice cream topped with crushed cinnamon pop tarts. Pretzels dipped in peanut butter. Grated carrot and apple sprinkled with orange juice. Guavas sliced and served in a bowl of cold milk, sprinkled with sugar. Ok, your turn. Subscribers, wanna click over to...
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by Lisa-Jo | May 24, 2010 | A thousand gifts, Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood, South Africa, Travel
It’s hard to start a new week with a load of worry. I’ve been carrying quite a lot of it lately. It’s heavy and uncomfortable. It’s giving me bad posture – it has me looking down instead of up. I shrug my shoulders, try to bear up under it, shift the weight around...
by Lisa-Jo | May 19, 2010 | Kids, Motherhood, South Africa, Travel
I’m raising two boys two and a half years and nearly 8,000 miles away from the country that runs in their veins. The blood red dust of the Karoo, the ostrich, the meerkat, the hadida. Thick accents and thicker maize meal cooked in three legged black pots over...
by Lisa-Jo | Mar 3, 2010 | Faith, South Africa, Travel
A large chunk of my heart is buried under a tree that looks like this. A Jacaranda tree. They turn my hometown of Pretoria, South Africa lush purple every October. I miss that piece. It’s been two years since I buried it under a tree and boarded a plane for the...
