by Lisa-Jo | Oct 5, 2016 | Daughters
Let me tell you about last night. You’re five and a half now. The half is important to you I think. And you sleep with my shirt. It was my favorite shirt. It smells a LOT like me because it hasn’t been washed in some time. But when I started traveling for...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 3, 2016 | Cheering for you, It Gets Better, Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom
It’s been a year now since we first started talking about what it would look like if I took one of the kids with me when I travel. I don’t travel a lot. But more than I expected. I get to go and encourage other moms. Yes, I get to. I remind myself, it’s always a gift....
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 9, 2016 | (in)courage, Just plain hard, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
It’s noon and I’m jumping in the car to go grab a spur-of-the-moment donut. Boston Cream. Every time. And I get a text message from a new friend. I’m in the drive-thru when I hear her voice pop up in my head and on my phone and she wants to know what I’m...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 6, 2016 | It Gets Better, Ordinary Glory
I’ve learned to like bagels with just cream cheese. Toasted bagels with plain cream cheese. I realize that this morning as I’m making coffee and toasting my bagels. “I’m so American,” I think. My South African dad loved his cream cheese on toast with a big helping of...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 1, 2016 | Motherhood, No more mom guilt
My oldest will turn eleven this year. So basically, I’ve been tired for a decade. Stacey Thacker is that friend and that voice in my head telling me I’m going to be okay. And her book is your permission slip to stop feeling like you have to be all things to all people...
