by Lisa-Jo | Sep 16, 2014 | Books you should read, Daughters
I don’t want to live in a world where the Mileys, selfies and twerking videos are our heroes. I don’t want Photoshop to tell my daughter what is beautiful and what is not. I want brave to be one of her favorite accessories. So I’m always on the look...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 2, 2014 | Daughters, Faith, motherless daughter, No such thing as just a mom
I knew a woman who was diagnosed with leukemia the year she turned 40. She died two years later. I turned 40 last week. And that woman was my mother. If I had two years left to live what would I do with them? If my days were numbered and my breath all counted out,...
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 30, 2014 | Daughters, Your parenting stories
While I’m on a bit of a summer blog break I’ve invited friends in different ages and stages of parenting to come and put their feet up on my Cheerios-strewn sofa and share a few of their stories with us. On Monday we heard a mother’s advice to her...
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 28, 2014 | Daughters, Your parenting stories
While I’m on a bit of a summer blog break I’ve invited friends in different ages and stages of parenting to come and put their feet up on my Cheerios-strewn sofa and share a bit of their stories with us. Today my friend and mentor and blogging big sister,...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 9, 2014 | Daughters, Family, Thank you dad
I don’t know a daughter who has a perfect relationship with her dad. But I don’t know any perfect people either. What I do know, is that we grow up through our ponytails, and skinned knees, prom dresses and first driving experiences the daughters of our...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 17, 2014 | Daughters, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
I was the only daughter amidst brothers. I have two sons. And now a brand new daughter. Boys and all their rough and tumble ways are comfortable to me. No matter how many times folks on the out-and-about comment on their energy level or what a handful they must be, I...
