by Lisa-Jo | Sep 29, 2011 | Callings, Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood
I want my kids to know me. Not some perfect version of me. And not just the mommy side either. I want them to know how much I loved books and what a great kisser I thought their dad was. I want them to know that like my mom before me, a favorite thing to do was curl...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 27, 2011 | Callings, Faith, Girlfriends, Inbetween, Kids, Motherhood
Boys clamor for more ice cream and the baby wants milk. The day winds down slow and rough and my head aches between the whining of one and the frustration of another. I can’t find his favorite bear; I hear rudeness leak out of every syllable his brother speaks....
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 20, 2011 | Faith
Sometimes it rains and parts of you wonder about heaven. And you push your face up to the window pane to watch the water and see your breath reflected in the glass. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part;...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 16, 2011 | (in)courage, Faith, Five Minute Friday, Girlfriends
Five minute Friday was born out of my desire to paint with words without worrying about staying inside the lines. My friend, Sara, joined me on the journey. She’s the one who designed our Five Minute Friday button on the right hand side bar. On days when I...
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...
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by Lisa-Jo | Sep 13, 2011 | Callings, Faith, Family, Kids, Marriage, Motherhood
Fifteen years ago I stood in the same place I stood last night. I was 21 and about to fall for the Midwestern boy with the green eyes who was trying to steal third base. Spring on the Washington DC mall – it was a cherry blossom love story. I couldn’t have known. I...
