by Lisa-Jo | Jul 26, 2010 | Family, Inbetween, Travel
I’ve spent hundreds of hours of my life in airports. And I still contend there is something magical about them. They sweep us up and out of ourselves; a moment of complete suspension, between one reality and another. And we see more reflected in the windows than...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jul 23, 2010 | Faith, Family
…my children show me so. …my husband proves it so. …the tulips sing it so. …my journey shouts it so. OK, your turn. Subscribers – wanna click over to play along?
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 20, 2010 | Family, Kids, Raising Boys
Unattended two-and-a-half year olds will climb couches in the church foyer when your back is turned and grab onto the fire alarm for leverage. The alarm will ring a long, loud time. The Pastor you were shaking hands with minutes before will flee to get the...
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 19, 2010 | Faith, Family, Motherhood, South Africa
Hey Mom, Has it really been 17 years? You won’t believe all the things that have happened the last decade and a half. Dad’s the biggest change. I was talking to him today and he and Wanda have taken in another baby. A little girl this time. She’s...
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 13, 2010 | Faith, Family, Inbetween, Kids, Motherhood, Raising Boys
I watched you–wild and fearless–in the water and saw the boy you are becoming. You laughed at the sprays, danced in the drops, gulped down a fire hydrant’s worth. I saw you at five. You have journeyed miles since four. I saw you at six, seven, eight...
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 12, 2010 | Family, Kids, Motherhood, Sweetstuff
If you give a kid a bucket, he will want to fill it with dirt. If you give a kid some dirt, he’ll want to mix it with water. If you give a kid some water, he will pour it all over himself. If you give a kid some paper towels to wipe up the spills, he will unroll...
