by Lisa-Jo | Sep 12, 2013 | (in)courage, Girlfriends
I work full time. At a job I love. And in this particular season I get to do that work from home. Four years ago my husband asked me, “If you could do any job, what would it be?” And I answered without missing a beat, “I want the job where I get to...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 11, 2013 | Daughters
We sit in an exhausted circle of pink shag carpet on her hardwood bedroom floor. Spent. The nebulizer is humming and I’m holding the little fishy shaped face mask to her mouth. Her sweaty cheek is pressed against the crook of my elbow and her curls are tickling...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 9, 2013 | Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
I know in theory we all know there is no perfect mother. In reality, however, we seem to hold ourselves to a standard of motherhood that’s insane. I mean flat out, crazy-making, cuckoo land kind of nuts. And if that weren’t bad enough, we trick ourselves...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 5, 2013 | Five Minute Friday
Take a deep breath. You made it. It’s Friday. If you follow me on Instagram you’ll know we barely survived a family photo session last night. Made it through with an equal mix of whispered yelling, threats, bribes and the patient talent of our good friend...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 2, 2013 | Just plain hard, Motherhood
My father sat in the pew of a church in Philadelphia with a slip of paper in his hands. The cold encamped outside was a far cry from the mosquito hot shores of South Africa. Three years. He had brought his young family Stateside for three years to add a Masters of...
