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by Lisa-Jo | Mar 31, 2014 | Daughters, Motherhood, South Africa, surprised by motherhood
We are our mother’s daughters. Whether we want to be or not. My story starts with hers all wrapped up in DNA and days spent under the mango trees in Zululand. I have her crooked smile and passion for late night movies and ice cream. I have her love of dancing in the...
by Lisa-Jo | Mar 19, 2014 | Daughters, Motherhood
So it happened. You turned three. And I watched you the night before in your doggy pajamas with your chest just softly moving up and down and your little snuffly snore. And all that life squished into that tiny bed and spilling out of my gut. My mom died 22 years ago...
by Lisa-Jo | Mar 17, 2014 | Kids, Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom, Ordinary Glory, Rabid fear of parenting
I like sleep. I like spending hours reading books, alone, in perfect quiet, in a pool of sunlight on a late winter afternoon. I like a clean and tidy house. I like to eat food while it is still hot. I like clean clothes. I like to brush and style my hair in more than...
by Lisa-Jo | Mar 2, 2014 | Daughters, Motherhood
“I wuv you mama, you my BEST fwend,” she mumbles from the sacred dark. She has one tiny palm pressed against each of my cheeks and she smells of baby lotion and her dad’s Doritos. The night light shoots stars and the moon into orbit around about her...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 25, 2014 | Motherhood, surprised by motherhood
So I wrote this book called Surprised by Motherhood. It comes out on April Fool’s day. Because that is the story of my life. You can click here to pre-order it. Yesterday I got my first copy. And in case you think that writing a book looks like a cross between...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 12, 2014 | Faith, Family, Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom, South Africa
There are days it’s easy to feel lost in a grown up’s life. And that your routine of Cheerios and dishes, car pool, cubicles, commuter traffic and laundry distance you from ministry. From being a change maker. A loud speaker hailer. A faith trail blazer. I...
