by Lisa-Jo | Jan 5, 2011 | Family, Travel
There was a time when we felt that the only word we heard from God was, “no.” It was painful. We learned all the lessons they teach you in Sunday School about being refined by fire. But in real time. There was nothing romantic about it. Not even the...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 4, 2011 | Family, Motherhood, Travel
We’ve gypsied around a lot with our kids. A lot. And we’re currently going on two weeks away from home as I type this. Jackson has probably clocked more international miles than most adults. I’ve been through three passports. Eighteen hour plane...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 3, 2011 | Family, Travel
And sometimes there’s nothing particularly profound to write. There’s just my cold feet against his warm ones under the covers. There’s just a series of nightly visits by boys who’ve dreamed of sharks or monsters or are just plain cold and...
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by Lisa-Jo | Dec 31, 2010 | Blogging, Callings, Faith, Travel
The new year is coming. And the old will softly slip away to sleep. I have a bed time habit I’ve inherited from my dad. Every night, before I turn out the last light, I walk over to the window. In the summer they’re usually wide open anyway. But in the...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 13, 2010 | Christmas, Faith, Family, South Africa, Travel
As we travel toward December 25th, I will be marking the four weeks of Advent with this series – Pregnant with Christmas. You can read part one here and part two over here. With one child born two days after Christmas and my tummy full of another one right now,...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 9, 2010 | Faith, Travel
I couldn’t speak a work of Russian when we arrived in Ukraine. Nor any Ukrainian either, come to think of it. It never occurred to me that I wouldn’t be able to read street signs, subway maps or store fronts. I felt like I was two years old all over again....
