by Lisa-Jo | Jan 9, 2013 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
Sometimes I stay up too late watching TV. Let’s be honest here, often, often I stay up too late watching TV. And I know why. It’s how I hide from tomorrow. How I hide from what comes next or how I don’t feel like a grown up yet or anybody’s...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 7, 2013 | Cheering for you, Girlfriends, Motherhood
Holding up the arms. Rubbing the tired shoulders, folding the laundry, sharing the recipes, reminding each other about free donut days and birthdays and showering grace when we’re late to the preschool pick up. Not comparing our kids. Celebrating the victories....
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 2, 2013 | Blogging, Callings, Cheering for you, Motherhood
I’ve been thinking about this place and what I write here and why I write so much about motherhood. You may not know this about me, but for most of my life I was determined to avoid motherhood at all costs. Peter married me knowing this. I had all kinds of...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 13, 2012 | Blogging, Cheering for you, Motherhood, Writing
Five Minute Friday is on break until the New Year. To catch it’s breath. To reflect. To listen more than write. To rest. We’ll start fresh in January. And then we’ll write our fingers off together again in five minutes flat every Friday. It’ll be the...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 5, 2012 | Callings, Cheering for you, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
I talk a lot here about how small a mother’s routine can feel. Perhaps, however, I don’t talk enough about how big the impact of that routine can be. Celebrating the small is directly related to recognizing the massive, Kingdom impact. Kids are forever....
by Lisa-Jo | Nov 14, 2012 | Blogging, Cheering for you, Faith, The book
Fear can feel a lot like quicksand. It occurs to me late at night as I lie in bed and sigh and roll and shift and think about that last chapter I wrote and what words are missing and what words need to be cut right out. Peter is spread out in the exact same position...
