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...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 6, 2011 | Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood, Raising Boys
He comes to find me in the dark. Eyes squinted against my bedside lamp, he whispers, “Mama. Mama I gotta be by you.” Bad dreams and hot summer nights drive him out of his bed, down the hallway and into mine. And I, I who crave space like oxygen at the end...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 25, 2011 | Callings, Faith, Motherhood, South Africa, Travel
Sometimes the specter of mother guilt chases so hard after us it’s hard to hear anything else. It’s always there nipping at our heels, whispering in our ears, weaseling into our heads. Right when we think the day’s gone well, it slips into bed next to us and reminds...
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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...
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 22, 2011 | Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood, Raising Boys
Jackson didn’t invite the mean boy in his class to his birthday party. He wanted to. He took the invitation to school. He put it in the boy’s cubby. But when I came to pick him up later the white envelope and “Come Kick with me at my Tae Kwon...
