by Lisa-Jo | Aug 23, 2011 | Daughters, Faith, Motherhood
My friend Christie has known me since before I had kids. I now have three. And she’s one of the few people with whom I can share my hard, ugly days of motherhood and always find help, empathy, encouragement. I asked if she’d share about weathering some of...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 18, 2011 | (in)courage, Daughters, Girlfriends, Sweetstuff
……….The unbelievable has happened. I actually recorded a video blog. {The word “vlog” gives me the heebie-jeebies}. This is a big first for me. And only because my friend Holley asked. And only because it was on the topic we all have been...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 17, 2011 | Daughters, Motherhood
I have a six inch scar on my belly. It’s not pretty. It hurt for a long time. It testifies to the daughter I bore. It’s one of the most beautiful parts of my body. ### What unpretty marks do you celebrate for their beauty? {Thanks to Natalie for the...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 15, 2011 | Callings, Daughters, Family, Girlfriends
We’ve been on a beauty hunt. Trying to recognize it in ourselves. Because God says He has made everything beautiful. Your answers? Written down in five sacred minutes – they filled me up. I had to share at least a few. This is what women see when they...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 12, 2011 | Daughters, Five Minute Friday
This week we’ve been talking about how to weed out the lie that you are not beautiful. We’ve been talking about the surprising place that ugly sometimes comes from. And we agreed to go on a beauty hunt together this week. To write down beauty everywhere...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 5, 2011 | Daughters, Five Minute Friday
I love words. I love how you weave words together. Your story matters. It impacts my story. So let your words and your story breathe today. Take five minutes and just write without criticizing your words, yourself or your story. Just write without worrying if...