by Lisa-Jo | May 1, 2014 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, surprised by motherhood
What I didn’t expect was how the book would change my perspective towards other mothers. I have always tried to be polite when I see another mother out in public struggling, but the book reminded me that we are all in this together. Whether our kids are 8 days...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 29, 2014 | Blogging, Books you should read, Girlfriends
After reading all your responses to yesterday’s post. How hard we have to fight the fear of being left out; the myth of scarcity that screams I must be noticed, invited, included, appreciated or I. will. vanish. May I offer an antidote? Because I have found the...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 28, 2014 | Faith, Just plain hard
On the days when my gaze strays like some lusty peeping Tom into the windows of what she’s doing, teaching, speaking, attending, making, baking, loving, learning, writing, creating. When I start to compare her blog or platform or waistband or well-behaved kids...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 24, 2014 | (in)courage, (in)RL, Five Minute Friday
There are women who hold my heart. Because they hold it tenderly. They hold it like a treasure. They hold it with lots of trust wrapped up like so much fine, pink tissue paper. Today we are all telling our stories about what it feels like to trust a friend. And not...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 24, 2014 | Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom, Ordinary Glory
Most of my days look the same as the day before. And I wonder what to write about because, really, there’s nothing new. The alarm goes off at 7:20 and I go into Micah’s room to rub his back and try to bring him awake on the right side of the bed. Jackson gropes for...
