by Lisa-Jo | Jun 26, 2014 | Cheering for you, Motherhood
May today be its own unique story. May we remember that these kids aren’t an interruption, a distraction or a nuisance. May we open our eyes to this morning and remember that the two sleepy heads crawling into our bed are a gift. May we wash out bottles and fill...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 19, 2014 | (in)courage, Cheering for you, Love the body you've got
My kids officially smell of summer. And to me summer smells like sunscreen. From the moment the gates of our community pool crank back open again, our kids will swim, dive, splash, lather, laugh, lick ice cream and live at the pool. And I know for many of us, that is...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 16, 2014 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
Before I had kids I thought being a mom was about giving birth. So that’s what I spent 9 months preparing for. I read books. It’s probably more accurate to say I studied books. I read all about HOW to get pregnant and then I read all about WHAT TO EXPECT...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 4, 2014 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom, Rabid fear of parenting
I see you there. Aching with tired and the desperate hope for a few moments alone today. I see you cleaning that carpet again. I see those dishes that are on a constant rinse and repeat cycle. I see you juggling your work calendar and your kids’ summer camp...
by Lisa-Jo | May 20, 2014 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, surprised by motherhood
So there’s this mom I know. Her husband flat out left her to raise those kids alone. And she cried every day they were getting home and off the bus that she wasn’t there to see. She leans over her keyboard and tells me with these bright eyes green with tears, “I know...
by Lisa-Jo | May 5, 2014 | Callings, Cheering for you, Motherhood
I heard it all over Facebook and Twitter and in phone calls last year. The disappointment. The flowers that didn’t come, the cards that were forgotten, the breakfast that was a disaster and that you had to clean up while everyone else was watching TV. The house...
