by Lisa-Jo | Jul 2, 2010 | Inbetween, Sweetstuff, Travel
Chug large quantities of Dramamine – otherwise, believe me, you wouldn’t want to be seated next to me for a 16 hour flight! Can you say “barf-a-rama”?! Always place a hand on the plane as I board and whisper a prayer for the pilots. Prefer an...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jun 29, 2010 | Compassion, Faith, Inbetween, Travel
I’ve filled three passports with visa stamps since I got my first one. But my current travel document has been neglected of late. It’s been sitting in the top drawer of the bureau I inherited from my Oupa. The oak bureau that was already old before I was born. The one...
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...
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 18, 2010 | Giveaways, Sweetstuff, Travel
I was gone for three days this week. I still don’t feel like I’m quite back yet. My head is still in Arkansas but my hands are juggling the chaos of homecoming. It’s been a “mama said there’d by days like this” kinda 36 hours: Kids that stayed up till I got home and...
