by Lisa-Jo | Sep 29, 2011 | Callings, Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood
I want my kids to know me. Not some perfect version of me. And not just the mommy side either. I want them to know how much I loved books and what a great kisser I thought their dad was. I want them to know that like my mom before me, a favorite thing to do was curl...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 28, 2011 | Kids, Motherhood
There was a time and a church where women didn’t tell their hard stories. I was a sleep deprived brand new mom who wished someone else would whisper in her ear that they missed going to the movies as much as I did. If she was alive, I would have asked my mom if...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 27, 2011 | Callings, Faith, Girlfriends, Inbetween, Kids, Motherhood
Boys clamor for more ice cream and the baby wants milk. The day winds down slow and rough and my head aches between the whining of one and the frustration of another. I can’t find his favorite bear; I hear rudeness leak out of every syllable his brother speaks....
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 23, 2011 | Blogging, Family, Five Minute Friday
We write for five minutes flat on Fridays. We write bold and beautiful and free. Unscripted and unedited. We just write without worrying if it’s just write or not. Won’t you join us? 1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
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