by Lisa-Jo | Jun 23, 2014 | Family, Motherhood, Ordinary Glory, The ordinary extraordinary
I didn’t get around to the laundry this weekend. The boys’ hamper is overflowing. Literally. There is an assortment of super heroes all gazing up at me forlornly from the bedroom floor. There is an epic battle between the Legos raging on the run down dresser...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 19, 2014 | Five Minute Friday
It’s Friday. The day we write together for five shared and sacred minutes. The prompt this week is RELEASE. The details for how to participate are over here. And the post today? It’s why I think you need to keep writing no matter how many voices in your...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 19, 2014 | (in)courage, Cheering for you, Love the body you've got
My kids officially smell of summer. And to me summer smells like sunscreen. From the moment the gates of our community pool crank back open again, our kids will swim, dive, splash, lather, laugh, lick ice cream and live at the pool. And I know for many of us, that is...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 16, 2014 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
Before I had kids I thought being a mom was about giving birth. So that’s what I spent 9 months preparing for. I read books. It’s probably more accurate to say I studied books. I read all about HOW to get pregnant and then I read all about WHAT TO EXPECT...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 12, 2014 | Five Minute Friday, Writing
I was driving down a hot blacktop street this week with three friends and we were talking about my book. The one that came out in April. And I was surprised to find myself telling them, “the thing about writing a book is that your life doesn’t really...
