by Lisa-Jo | Feb 13, 2013 | Cheering for you, Girlfriends, Giveaways, Motherhood
UPDATED: The three lovely winners of a copy each of Sparkly Green Earrings are: commenters 153 Missy, 161 Elspeth, and 89 Jenny Trask. Emails with details headed your way! It’s good to have friends who remind you how funny motherhood is. Beautiful,...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 31, 2013 | Cheering for you, Motherhood
When Jackson was three and Micah just a few months old I remember feeling like I’d forgotten what sleep was like. I existed in a semi-zombie state and the world seemed to blur by and I was not an active participant in it. We were in Michigan, it was January and...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 29, 2013 | Cheering for you, Love the body you've got, Mom Gear
OK here’s the deal. A couple years ago I was about one pair of raggedy old sweat pants away from never leaving my house again. And I needed an intervention. Pinterest style boards make me hyperventilate and I get skeeeered of speaking at conferences where I know...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 27, 2013 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
This post is not about whether mothers should work or should stay home. This post is not about whether it’s better to home school or go the public, or Montessori or other route. This post is not about whether it’s harder to work at home or out of the home....
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 23, 2013 | Cheering for you, Faith, Family
Sometimes when the world feels big and mothering and working and writing feel like they’re eating me and my time alive, I turn to the sink. There’s something about that hot water washing away all last night’s leftovers and today’s anxieties. It...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 21, 2013 | Cheering for you, Family, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
You’ve kept your temper all day against the onslaught of his. You’ve given grace and he’s yelled that he’s running away and started off down the block with face red and furious. You’ve chased after, you’ve told him people...
