by Lisa-Jo | Jan 7, 2011 | Blogging, Sweetstuff
I carve out space to write in between toy boxes and Buzz Lightyear. Some days I trip over lego masterpieces and get tangled up in home-made dog leashes for the dog my youngest son hopes we will one day have. I write between the elephant mobile my mom’s youngest...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 17, 2010 | Blogging, Giveaways, Sweetstuff
Reading all your posts yesterday? Made me feel like this. And reminded me of the amazing, basic truth that we are all members of one body, connected, family. And made me want to give every single one of you DaySpring’s God’s Heart for You necklace – except...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 16, 2010 | Blogging, Giveaways, Sweetstuff
I heard you yesterday. I heard how you ache at the not knowing if sharing your stories matters. Or worse yet, the wondering if it was worth sharing if no one shows up to read. It made me think. What if we took a day. One day. And sat around together, slumped over...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 3, 2010 | Family, Sweetstuff
the sight of my two boys unwrapping gifts alongside their adopted brothers and cousins. a healthy, growing baby girl due to arrive safe and sound in March 2011. the smell of the jasmine blooming in my dad’s garden in South Africa right now. a heart chock-full of...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 13, 2010 | Sweetstuff
Z Pizza – kicking it with the Hawaiian toppings. The book Too Small To Ignore by Wess Stafford, President of Compassion International (disclaimer: only read if wearing waterproof mascara). JJ Heller’s soul-catching song, Your Hands. The smell of Elizabeth...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 6, 2010 | Giveaways, Sweetstuff
you’d know how talented my friend Mallory is who took my gravatar photo. you’d wonder why my accent sounds so confused. you’d likely think I talk gone-with-the-wind fast and full of superlatives. I could tell you in person how much I loathe having to...
