by Lisa-Jo | Jan 15, 2013 | Daughters
Women amaze me. How strong they are. How un-ordinary. How brave. For an hour last night I sweated completely out of time to the Latin beats of a Zumba class and it was wildly uncoordinated fun. I was terribly bad at it. But I caught a glimpse in the mirror and my face...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 3, 2012 | Daughters, Family, Motherhood
Some days when I walk into Panera – my other office – I think about how ordinary my life feels. How there don’t seem to be Instagram-worthy moments between the car seats and the goldfish crackers and the exact same route walked every single day to...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 17, 2012 | Daughters, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
I’m tired and she’s tired. I’ve already put her to bed more than once tonight. She’s standing in the crib we brought with us back from South Africa. She’s standing on tippy toes with soft, chubby arms stretched out to me as far as she can lean. She’s standing with...
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 9, 2012 | Daughters, Faith, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting, South Africa, Travel
Our family is off to the lake and the woods on vacation this week. Where there’s no Internet. So I’m sharing five of my favorite posts from the last couple years while I’m gone. I hope they’ll be favorites for you too. Wishing you watermelon...
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 1, 2012 | Daughters, Faith, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
I have a daughter. It’s changed everything. My gorgeous, rough and tumble boys – I love them as hard as they love all things mud, dirt and mortal combat. But raising a girl – I ache to give her a head start in this Pinterest, photo shopped world. I...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 26, 2012 | Cheering for you, Daughters, Faith, Motherhood, Uncategorized
There’s an uncomfortable part of my arms I do not like. Between shoulder and elbow there’s a sort of soft, squishy no-man’s land that testifies to my love for sugar and the three kids who make finding time for lifting weights more complicated than...
