by Lisa-Jo | Jun 26, 2013 | Cheering for you, Just plain hard, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
I had no clue how to be a mom. I had never done any real babysitting, never dreamed about my future kids, never wished for motherhood. And I had no idea that the labor continues long after the delivery. Consequently the first year of Jackson’s life was about the...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 24, 2013 | Blogging, Cheering for you, Girlfriends
The last time I really dressed up to impress a man was probably a decade and a half ago when Peter and I were still in the do-you-notice-me-not-noticing-you-noticing-me phase. The last time I dressed up to impress another woman was yesterday morning when I...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 17, 2013 | Cheering for you, Motherhood
Mothering can be a lonely gig. For all we spend it surrounded by many tiny humans. And their big, gaping demands. And their tugging, tireless hands. We can tend to retreat, to hole up, to recede from life and each other because, let’s face it, just managing our...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 10, 2013 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
If you’re visiting from Glennon’s place over at Momastery today – welcome. I’m a mom of three kids and me and my good man make our home under the cherry blossoms just outside of Washington, D.C. But my heart is buried under a Jacaranda tree in Pretoria,...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 5, 2013 | Cheering for you, Our crazy little rental house
If you’re visiting from Ann Voskamp’s place today – welcome. I’m a mom of three kids and me and my good man make our home under the cherry blossoms just outside of Washington, D.C. But my heart is buried under a Jacaranda tree in Pretoria, South Africa. I...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 3, 2013 | Cheering for you
On a Monday, just this reminder: God is for me, more than my laundry. God sees me, not just my kids’ trail of weekend destruction. God delights in me, tired eyes and all. God sings over me, when the baby’s crying, the toddler’s whining, the...
