by Lisa-Jo | Jan 21, 2014 | Cheering for you, Giveaways, Motherhood
UPDATED: The randomly selected winner of the Raising Generations ticket was Comment #53 Emily – an email is on its way to you! My kid came and hugged me good night last night and put his nose up close to mine and peered at me through his glasses –...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 17, 2014 | Five Minute Friday, Writing
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. John 1:1-3 Words matter to me because they are the very breath of...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 16, 2014 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, Ordinary Glory
Here’s the thing, I love you. I do. I love how you don’t even have to open your eyes to roll over in bed and open the blanket to that kid who has bad dreams. I love how you worry about Kindergarten homework and teach yourself calculus all over again to...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 14, 2014 | Just plain hard, Motherhood, When your temper scares you
The thing I’m trying to learn is that my kids are not in charge of my emotions. This is a much harder lesson than I would have thought nine years ago. Because no one talks to me quite like my kids. Whether it’s whispering love notes in the glow of the...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 13, 2014 | (in)courage, (in)RL
We had a very challenging year with one of my kids last year. And by “challenging” I mean that I spent many parts of last year wanting to quit. And crying. And trying really, really hard to remember that I was the parent and that it wasn’t OK to...
