by Lisa-Jo | May 2, 2015 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, surprised by motherhood
I believe that we are all of us are called to mother another. We mother the world that shows up at our doorstep whether we call it mothering or not. We mother whether we’re married or we’ve ever borne down in the battle cry of birth. We mother because we’re called to...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 27, 2015 | Cheering for you, Just plain hard, Motherhood, motherless daughter
As we get closer to Mother’s Day my heart always aches for those of us who grew up the motherless daughters and are now the motherless mothers. I know how this season can hurt. How it can dredge up all the memories we never got to make with our mothers. I also...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 21, 2015 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, No more mom guilt, Ordinary Glory
It constantly surprises me how grown up I don’t feel. I have three kids and still most days feel like I’m playing house. I look around me and am surprised to find myself in this minivan with these children who think I have answers to all the questions in...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 15, 2015 | Cheering for you, Mom Gear, Motherhood
You guys! I’m so excited about this! For ages I’ve wanted to create something with some of our favorite messages – to share with moms far and wide – as a visual reminder that what we do daily is so vital. And this year I got brave. I asked a...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 3, 2015 | Cheering for you, Faith, Just plain hard
My kids don’t wake me up at night anymore for milk. Or to get a diaper changed. When they wake me now it’s because they’ve had a nightmare and the darkness is suffocating them. And at 2 in the morning a small, timid voice will appear at the head of...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 1, 2015 | Cheering for you, surprised by motherhood
It’s one year today, since my book, Surprised by Motherhood: Everything I Never Expected About Being a Mom was released! Yes, it came out on April Fool’s Day because OF COURSE. It’s like my book baby is now a toddler. And since I learned from last...
