by Lisa-Jo | Jul 26, 2016 | Motherhood, Travel
I’ve lived most of my life as a third-culture kid. Basically, stranded in between countries and cultures. It’s been both the best and the worst of times. As a mom now, though, it’s a gift I hope I can pass on to my kids. To see the world from a...
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 12, 2016 | Faith is Hard, It Gets Better
I’m not a good cook. But on sad days what I want to do is take refuge in a kitchen, sitting at a good friend’s kitchen counter. America has had a lot of sad days recently. And there’s comfort in chopping and talking and eating and being together....
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 6, 2016 | Cheering for you, It Gets Better, Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom, Rabid fear of parenting
My friend Anna is currently in the most intense season of motherhood. Babies and toddlers. When she writes sometimes I have newborn PTSD remembering. But I also remember how intense the closeness of the Holy Spirit was in those years. How fine the line between heaven...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 28, 2016 | (in)courage, Cheering for you
I have a son who calls himself names. As his mother it’s excruciating to hear. It takes my breath away to listen to how he talks to himself. Anytime he makes a mistake or a bad decision or can’t seem to get his shoelaces untied from their tangle of knots I’ll hear him...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 27, 2016 | Cheering for you, Rabid fear of parenting
My friend, Kate Motaung, feels like a sister even though we’ve never met in person. She’s married to a South African and they live in Michigan. I’m married to a Michigander and for years we lived in South Africa. She gets what it’s like to live...
