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by Lisa-Jo | May 11, 2011 | Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood, Raising Boys
The bacon sizzles hot and fat in the pan. The microwave sings alongside and dust motes dance in the sun along my window frames. Me and the house exhale loudly. The morning tornado of boys has been safely delivered to preschool, the baby is sleeping and other than...
by Lisa-Jo | May 9, 2011 | Callings, Motherhood
This is my last week of maternity leave before I go back to work. And while I love my job for the incomparable DaySpring and am blessed beyond belief to work from home, I still work full time. So the last few totally baby focused, undistracted weeks? They have been a...
by Lisa-Jo | May 6, 2011 | Blogging, Five Minute Friday, Motherhood
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...
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by Lisa-Jo | May 5, 2011 | Kids, Motherhood, Raising Boys
It’s late. Only 9pm. But so late. The night shift will soon begin and the day shift with bathtimes and teeth brushing battles has only just begun to wind down. I slink away for a bit to steal some quiet and maybe some few moments of sleep in between shifts. But...
by Lisa-Jo | May 4, 2011 | Callings, Faith
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 mismatched curtains or my futon with the chocolate milk stains. He sees me. Beyond the color of my hair or the size...
