by Lisa-Jo | Apr 5, 2012 | Blogging, Family, Kids, Motherhood, South Africa, Speaking, Travel
Remember that one time I told you I was going to do a podcast with Tsh from Simple Mom? And you all sent fun question ideas? Well, it happened and you can listen along with us as I talk about my middle name, why I don’t think I’m cool enough to be a...
by Lisa-Jo | Nov 28, 2011 | Family, Inbetween, South Africa, Travel
{My oldest little brother got married this weekend. In South Africa. I wasn’t there. But I was. Because words have wings and love can span oceans.} Joshua, I don’t know if you’ve ever been my little brother. You’ve always been the rock, the...
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by Lisa-Jo | Nov 18, 2011 | Five Minute Friday, South Africa, Travel
On Fridays around these parts we stop, drop, and write. For fun, for love of the sound of words, for play, for delight, for joy and celebration at the art of communication. For only five short, bold, beautiful minutes. Unscripted and unedited. We just write without...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 25, 2011 | Callings, Faith, Motherhood, South Africa, Travel
Sometimes the specter of mother guilt chases so hard after us it’s hard to hear anything else. It’s always there nipping at our heels, whispering in our ears, weaseling into our heads. Right when we think the day’s gone well, it slips into bed next to us and reminds...
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 25, 2011 | Family, Inbetween, South Africa, Travel
We’ve been back since Wednesday last week. We just finally finished unpacking tonight. And only because there was an assortment of my favorite jams, candies and cookies buried beneath the layers of clothes. Jet lag still has me hitting the sheets by 9pm and...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jul 22, 2011 | Family, Five Minute Friday, South Africa, Travel
On Fridays around these parts we like to write. Not for comments or traffic or anyone else’s agenda. But for pure love of the written word. For joy at the sound of syllables, sentences and paragraphs all strung together by the voice of the speaker. We love to...
