by Lisa-Jo | Feb 9, 2014 | Cheering for you, Motherhood
Don’t tell me you don’t make a difference. Don’t tell me that your life is small; that the sun sets and rises on the same day in and day out and that you don’t make a difference. I don’t want to hear that. Don’t tell me that Pulpits...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 5, 2014 | Just plain hard, Kids, Motherhood
The thing is, we wonder all the time if we’re doing this motherhood thing right. Every night once the kids are in bed I try to ignore the annoying voice in my head that screeches through the list of things I should have done better. Every night. I can’t...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 2, 2014 | Daughters, Motherhood
“When I see your face, there’s not a thing that I would change Because you’re amazing just the way you are…. If perfect’s what you’re looking for then just stay the same.” ~Bruno Mars Twenty-one is a magic age. I remember. At twenty-one I thought I was awkward and too...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 27, 2014 | Faith, Family, Motherhood, Ordinary Glory
Every day I wake up knowing by the time I crawl back into bed with my laptop, a book or a favorite movie I will have learned more than I bargained for. I will be tired in every part of me. I will feel stretched out and squishy. I will often be frustrated that no one...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 23, 2014 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
Sometimes I’m tempted to turn all the comments you wise, wonderful and deeply funny women leave into a book. Seriously, you people are smart. And you write hugs that deserve to be passed on. So, today I give you my 50 favorite pieces of parenting advice for new...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 21, 2014 | Cheering for you, Giveaways, Motherhood
UPDATED: The randomly selected winner of the Raising Generations ticket was Comment #53 Emily – an email is on its way to you! My kid came and hugged me good night last night and put his nose up close to mine and peered at me through his glasses –...
