by Lisa-Jo | Feb 5, 2010 | Faith, Sweetstuff
I read what you wrote. So many things are easier left undone. If you could only see my kitchen sink right now and the mountain of dirty dishes piled high in it, you would know that I know what you mean. Undone, unsaid, unchanged. We like to be comfortable. We like a...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 3, 2010 | Faith, Sweetstuff
Sometimes it’s easier to talk about faith than to wrestle with it. Sometimes it’s easier to love your kids than to pray for them. Sometimes it’s easier to clean your house than to face your mess. Sometimes it’s easier to say you believe than to...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jan 31, 2010 | Faith, Sweetstuff
Remember this ghoulish fall that I took? I never went to the doctor afterward. To the horror of my MD sister-in-law I never got it checked out. I never got an x-ray. Instead, I got on a plane 2 days later headed to a conference. And believe me, I wish I could have...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 26, 2010 | Faith, Sweetstuff
Remember those “word association” games? When someone says a word and you say the first thing that comes into your mind. For example, if I say “peanut butter.” You’d probably say, “jelly.” (Unless you’re British or South African, in which case you’d probably say jam....
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 20, 2010 | Family, Kids, Sweetstuff, Travel
Sometimes you are so homesick you can taste it. And today it tastes like birthday cake. My little brother turns 8 today. And I am not there. But worse than that, my oldest son is not there. Jackson and Karabo; Karabo and Jackson. They have been friends since Jackson...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jan 5, 2010 | Ponyup, Sweetstuff
UPDATED 1/7/2010: Yesterday we pony-ed up big time. Art credit: Jan Spangler, illustrator extraordinaire. Something remarkable happens when women come together to support each other. Sparks fly as spurs connect and boots walk boldly right up to the problem that needs...
