by Lisa-Jo | Nov 9, 2011 | Faith, Family, Inbetween
The back yard looks like a place where toy cars come to die. Fall in all its beauty is dying too. I sit outside with the baby girl in her socks and me in the sneakers that aren’t quite on properly because we rushed outside to try and catch some of the late afternoon...
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by Lisa-Jo | Nov 2, 2011 | Family, Kids, Motherhood, Raising Boys
He’s wearing nothing but the blue camo underroos when he comes running at me. I barely have time to brace before all that stocky, nearly-four-year-old life slams into my knees. Amazing, to be missed like this. Today he asks me to wave from the door while he...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 26, 2011 | Faith, Family, Kids
How heavy a baby is. How that tiny, new human being can cripple a back with endless nights of swaying and leaning and crouching over a crib to listen to her breathe. They could have mentioned the ache you’d feel at the pit of your heart when she smiles or burps...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 24, 2011 | Faith, Family, Motherhood, Raising Boys
The boys know our block well and, like homing pigeons, once we hit it they fly the rest of the way. I see their new khaki pants patched etched against the sky – smudges of speed and delight at the sound of their own hammering feet and hearts and breath racing...
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by Lisa-Jo | Oct 21, 2011 | Family, Five Minute Friday
On Fridays around these parts we stop, drop, and write. We write bold and beautiful and free. Unscripted and unedited. We just write without worrying if it’s just right or not. Won’t you join us? 1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over...
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by Lisa-Jo | Oct 17, 2011 | Blogging, Callings, Family, Marriage
Have you heard of the Nester’s 31 Days series? She’s done it for three years now each October. This year over 700 people are participating. I know, right? I am not one of them. I wasn’t brave enough to commit to 31 days of posts in a row. But today...
