by Lisa-Jo | Aug 31, 2014 | Cheering for you, Just plain hard
There were two years in South Africa that were both the worst and most wonderful of my life. It made it easy to stay home on Sundays and get lost in a book or a TV show instead of a church service. Because there was always this lingering sense of showing up in a place...
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by Lisa-Jo | Aug 27, 2014 | Book Club, Cheering for you, surprised by motherhood
Sneaking in here with a fun announcement – on MONDAY 9/8 I’ll be kicking off an online Book Club for Surprised by Motherhood!!! We’re calling it a “Back to School Book Club for Moms” – because, really, at this time of year after...
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by Lisa-Jo | Aug 18, 2014 | Cheering for you, Faith, Just plain hard
Our Father, who art in heaven, Who sees the world from the perspective of His own divine eternity – the now and the tomorrow lens of Divine Love that always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres – with eternal eyes and Kingdom mind and...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 6, 2014 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom
When the mother of one small child turns her tired eyes my way and says, “I don’t know how you do it with four. I can hardly handle one,” I know she has not yet learned something important. There is no mathematics of motherhood. Or, if there is, it is some higher...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 4, 2014 | Blogging, Cheering for you
I don’t know a woman who hasn’t had the life choked right out of her by the jealousy that can get a throttle-hold when she’s innocently scrolling Facebook. We all need the reminder that the Internet is Not the Boss of Us. My friend, Michelle DeRusha...
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 1, 2014 | Cheering for you, Giveaways, Love the body you've got, Motherhood
My friend Emily Wierenga teaches us not only how important it is as women and mothers to love our bodies, but why it’s so important. I love how she sees beauty. I love her story of how she found beauty in her own body and in her journey. I’m so glad to be...
