by Lisa-Jo | Feb 3, 2015 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, No more mom guilt
…this guest post from one of my mom friends and mentors, prayer warriors and fellow mom guilt survivors, Stacey Thacker…. I shut the door to my bedroom, well past eleven o’clock, and headed to my bathroom. Monday behaved as expected and, to be honest, got...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 29, 2015 | Kids, Motherhood, Raising Boys, South Africa, Take Action
He holds his heart as we wait at the red line in the immigration queue. His face has a puzzled look. Passports slide back our way and we crane necks for one last look, one wave, one jump up and down and blowing of last kisses. Then with heavy back packs we start the...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 27, 2015 | Love me my man, Marriage, Ordinary Glory
Give me an ordinary love. Give me morning hair and old, comfy pajama pants. Give me dirty socks next to the bed every night. Even if the bed is in different continents at different times and seasons of life. Even if the bed sags in the middle. Even if the bed is full...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 26, 2015 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom, Rabid fear of parenting
I had no clue how to be a mom. I had never done any real babysitting, never dreamed about my future kids, never wished for motherhood. And I had no idea that the labor continues long after the delivery. Consequently the first year of Jackson’s life was about the...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 21, 2015 | No such thing as just a mom, South Africa, Take Action
There are so many days that feel like the day before, aren’t there? There are so many dishes that you just washed five minutes ago that will need to be washed at least five more times today. There are so many to-dos that you do just to write them down again...
