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...
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by Lisa-Jo | Aug 15, 2011 | Callings, Daughters, Family, Girlfriends
We’ve been on a beauty hunt. Trying to recognize it in ourselves. Because God says He has made everything beautiful. Your answers? Written down in five sacred minutes – they filled me up. I had to share at least a few. This is what women see when they...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 10, 2011 | Faith, Family, Kids, Marriage, Motherhood, Travel
We’re talking about beauty this week. And as I sit and watch my oldest-about-to-turn-six-year-old son at Tae Kwon Do all lean and long, lithe graceful limbs – this strong, man of a boy – an image of him as a newborn superimposes itself on the Jackson I see before me....
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 4, 2011 | Family, Kids, Raising Boys
I’m home. I’m full. And even though it was 4am when I finally stumbled tired suitcase in the door of our little white house to find that sleeping baby girl and wrap myself around her, I made it home and that’s all that matters. Travel is fun and...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 2, 2011 | Family, Travel
I sit here in my tired high heels that I trade in for flip flops at a boarding gate waiting on the flight that’s been delayed. It’s been a grand two days of dreaming big and beautiful visions for (in)courage with the DaySpring team and my heart is full of the wonder...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jul 27, 2011 | Family, Marriage
We dance. And even with my eyes closed I know the steps by heart. One two three. One two three. You wrestle them through tooth brushes and Sponge Bob toothpaste. I tuck gangly legs and chubby thighs into Spiderman pajama bottoms and Cars pajama tops and tuck them up...
