What the mirror doesn’t see

by Lisa-Jo | May 17, 2012 | Callings, Cheering for you, Faith, Motherhood

Whether I’m hiding behind my kids or not. Whether I’m tired, wraggedy, or manic. He sees me. Not my undone laundry or my messy house. Not my fraying door mat or my futon with the chocolate milk stains. He sees me. Beyond the color of my hair or the size of...

How to work from home without losing your mind {what a fulltime job, 3 kids, 1 dog and a hamster have taught me}

by Lisa-Jo | May 15, 2012 | Blogging, Our crazy little rental house, Social media, The hard good stuff

I work from a desk in the corner of our kids’ small playroom. Full time. Usually more. For two years now. Managing social media {and the website (in)courage} for DaySpring, the Christian subsidiary of Hallmark. It’s the most rewarding job I’ve ever...

Five Minute Friday: Identity

by Lisa-Jo | May 11, 2012 | Blogging, Five Minute Friday, Rabid fear of parenting

On Fridays over here a group of people who love to throw caution to the wind and just write gather to share what five minutes buys them. Just five minutes. Unscripted. Unedited. Real. Your words. This shared feast. If you have five minutes, we have a writing challenge...

Mother’s Day for the motherless daughter

by Lisa-Jo | May 9, 2012 | Daughters, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting, The hard good stuff

  My mom used to dance in the mornings. A happy, shameless jig in her PJs right there out in the driveway as my dad drove us off to school. She’d dance and wave and grin and I could feel the love well up from my toes to my nose. It spilled out of me – this being...

What every mom needs to hear now and again {and again and again}

by Lisa-Jo | May 8, 2012 | Freebies, Marriage

I’ve been a mom now for six and a half years. There was a while there that I didn’t think I was going to make it. I was tired, run down and couldn’t figure out why it seemed so easy for everyone else. I was certain I was failing motherhood any time...