by Lisa-Jo | May 1, 2013 | Cheering for you, Faith, Motherhood
A while back a production company contacted me to ask if they could turn a post I wrote into a short Mother’s Day video. I said yes. Because, of course. Awesomeness. And this month of remembering, recognizing, celebrating and thanking mothers, friends may you be...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 2, 2013 | Blogging, Cheering for you, Faith
I’m breathing OK these days. But a month ago I felt a lot like my life was a bus that had left without me. I was tired, stretched, uncomfortable in my skin. Scared of my voice and my blog because it’s scary to write what people will likely disagree with at...
by Lisa-Jo | Mar 31, 2013 | Faith
We’re on our way to church on Saturday night after we’d been there Friday night for Seder and the boys aren’t exactly thrilled. We’ve picked up some drive through KFC and as I navigate Little River Turnpike into the setting sun they ask me why...
by Lisa-Jo | Mar 30, 2013 | Faith
I don’t usually post on the weekends. But this weekend. This Easter weekend. This Saturday of Easter weekend is always the saddest day to me. It’s the waiting day. The day when we hope, but the day when we also sit lost in the sadness and confusion of the...
by Lisa-Jo | Mar 12, 2013 | Cheering for you, Faith, Girlfriends, Marriage, Motherhood
This one’s for Natalie. Who wrote to me after yesterday’s post. The one about how there’s no such thing as perfect people. But maybe it’s for you too? She reminded me how hard it is to crack open the doors of our lives to other people, not just...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 21, 2013 | Faith, Motherhood, Writing
This is a four part series. Here are parts one and two and three. I’ve been thinking about how we moms want our kids to remember us. And maybe what we think will make an impression on them is very different than what they end up remembering. Maybe it’s not...