by Lisa-Jo | Aug 23, 2011 | Daughters, Faith, Motherhood
My friend Christie has known me since before I had kids. I now have three. And she’s one of the few people with whom I can share my hard, ugly days of motherhood and always find help, empathy, encouragement. I asked if she’d share about weathering some of...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 22, 2011 | Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood, Raising Boys
Jackson didn’t invite the mean boy in his class to his birthday party. He wanted to. He took the invitation to school. He put it in the boy’s cubby. But when I came to pick him up later the white envelope and “Come Kick with me at my Tae Kwon...
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by Lisa-Jo | Aug 19, 2011 | Five Minute Friday
So, here’s the skinny: I keep thinking about writing and how often our perfectionism gets in the way of our words. And so a while back I figured, why not take 5 minutes and see what comes out: not a perfect post, not a profound post, just five minutes of focused...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 18, 2011 | (in)courage, Daughters, Girlfriends, Sweetstuff
……….The unbelievable has happened. I actually recorded a video blog. {The word “vlog” gives me the heebie-jeebies}. This is a big first for me. And only because my friend Holley asked. And only because it was on the topic we all have been...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 17, 2011 | Daughters, Motherhood
I have a six inch scar on my belly. It’s not pretty. It hurt for a long time. It testifies to the daughter I bore. It’s one of the most beautiful parts of my body. ### What unpretty marks do you celebrate for their beauty? {Thanks to Natalie for the...
