by Lisa-Jo | Jul 3, 2012 | Faith, Our crazy little rental house
If you’re visiting from Ann’s place today – welcome. I think that trying to survive motherhood while under the impression that other mothers somehow have it all together is dreadfully discouraging. So on this blog I do my best not to dress up...
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...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 6, 2012 | (in)courage, Cheering for you, Faith, Girlfriends
The last time I really dressed up to impress a man was probably a decade ago when Peter and I were still in the do-you-notice-me-not-noticing-you-noticing-me phase. The last time I dressed up to impress another woman was yesterday morning when I painstakingly...
by Lisa-Jo | May 17, 2012 | Callings, Cheering for you, Faith, Motherhood
Whether I’m hiding behind my kids or not. Whether I’m tired, wraggedy, or manic. He sees me. Not my undone laundry or my messy house. Not my fraying door mat or my futon with the chocolate milk stains. He sees me. Beyond the color of my hair or the size of...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 18, 2012 | Blogging, Daughters, Faith, Family, Girlfriends, The hard good stuff
My tiny human, my gorgeous darling, my little one – you are a girl. You are our first girl and I will never stop celebrating it. You are a gorgeous, dimpled, delicious, just-one-year-old baby girl. And my darling, there’s some stuff that comes with being a girl that...
