by Lisa-Jo | Oct 22, 2014 | Cheering for you, Faith, Motherhood, Ordinary Glory, The ordinary extraordinary
We all want a hero. I grew up on a diet of popcorn and stories and the days my mom took me out of school to go to the movies were the ones I learned to fly. Stories are still my safe place. We all want a hero to stand on a stage or a white horse or a battlefield or a...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 20, 2014 | (in)courage, Callings, Cheering for you, No such thing as just a mom
I’ve heard the whispers. The rumblings. The women who pull me aside to share with shy and embarrassed eyes this worry that what you do doesn’t count because you do it at 2am when no one is looking except the baby who’s throwing up. Again. Or because...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 17, 2014 | Faith, Family, Motherhood
My friend Lori is raising six kids, a church and a safe place for hard questions in the ‘hood. I can’t get enough of her stories. By Lori Harris: At the end of the day, we pump our bruised and battered legs from the porch swing and watch the sky pull...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 13, 2014 | Book Club, surprised by motherhood
“This body of mine, it reflects memories and growth, and it is my living Ebenezer — the reminder that great love is always born from great sacrifice.” ~ Surprised by Motherhood. Welcome to last week of our Surprised by Motherhood Book Club. You can watch all the...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 9, 2014 | Just plain hard, Motherhood, When your temper scares you
The one thing I’ve struggled with more than anything else in the last nine years of parenting has been temper. My own. Nothing and no one has caused in me the kind of rage that my own children can elicit. It shocks me. It shocks me to find myself nose-to-nose with a...
