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by Lisa-Jo | Jan 27, 2012 | Daughters, Family, Five Minute Friday
Around here we write for five minutes flat on Fridays. We write because we want to, not because we have to. We write for fun, for joy, for discovery. We just write without worrying if it’s just write or not. Won’t you join us? 1. Write for 5 minutes flat...
by Lisa-Jo | Nov 16, 2011 | Daughters, Family, Motherhood
She keeps me up. Again and again and my eyes stop focusing properly. All I want is sleep. And I whisper to her in frustration, “It’s a good thing I love you so much.” I love you at 4am when everyone’s asleep but us. I love you when you...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 6, 2011 | Daughters, Motherhood
I’ve known you for six months now, but feel like I’ve been your friend forever. That’s one of the things that’s surprised me – how much I just flat out enjoy your company. How you laugh at everything and nothing. That little sigh you give when the gurgles die down....
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 14, 2011 | Daughters, Faith, Motherhood
Some days I find I love her so hard it actually hurts in my flesh and blood heart; not just in that metaphorical spot where mothers supposedly store their emotions. It hurts and I feel it in all four chambers even if the heart beats on oblivious. I love her in the...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 12, 2011 | (in)courage, Blogging, Callings, Daughters, Faith, Girlfriends, Inbetween, Travel
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul. ~Horatio G. Spafford My mom chose that hymn for her funeral. It was her prayer for those of us left...
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by Lisa-Jo | Aug 24, 2011 | Daughters, Faith, Family, Motherhood
One of my favorite things is learning from other moms. I can sit for hours soaking in their war stories and encouragement. Yesterday Christie shared about how to survive some of motherhood’s worst storms. Today, as Jackson and I gear up for our first year of...
