For When You’re Having an “I Don’t Measure Up” Week

by Lisa-Jo | Sep 8, 2015 | Cheering for you, It Gets Better, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting

How do you measure the life of a mom? Is it in diapers changed? Loads of laundry folded? Dishes washed and stacked and put away? Is it in temper tantrums soothed, fevers treated, number of steps walked to rock babies back to sleep? What about all those dentist...

What to Do When Our Kids Are Looking For Heroes In a World Full of Beliebers, Subway Jared and Ashley Madison

by Lisa-Jo | Aug 31, 2015 | Family, Kids, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting, Raising Boys

My kids are 10, 7 and 4. And my two oldest – my sons – are old enough these days to long for a hero. They’re old enough to have started noticing. They notice sports stars and singers and tween celebrities. They see the kids who have their own youtube videos that...

When Back to School is Scary

by Lisa-Jo | Aug 20, 2015 | Family, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting

I took both my boys to their new school’s orientation this afternoon. It the obligatory “drop off your school supplies and meet your teacher” chaos. And you guys, there I was standing in the brand new hallway with my son introducing him to his brand...

One Mistake We Made This Weekend

by Lisa-Jo | Aug 10, 2015 | Cheering for you, Family, Motherhood, No more mom guilt, Ordinary Glory

Weekends are the life jacket that help keep us floating, head-above-water, the rest of the week, aren’t they? I love weekends. I love family time on the weekends. I love reading and I especially love doing lots of nothing. I mean, I always have one or two things...

How to Make Over Your Mornings – For the Mom Who’s Tired of Feeling Behind Before She Even Gets Out of Bed

by Lisa-Jo | Jun 1, 2015 | Cheering for you, Family, Motherhood, No more mom guilt, Rabid fear of parenting

I’m not gonna sugar-coat it – I have spent many mornings – YEARS of mornings actually – yelling, snapping, huffing and puffing at my kids to try and get us all out the door on time. And now here comes the summer with it’s own unique/challenging...

When You’re Tired and Just Tempted to Parent on Cruise Control, Do This Instead

by Lisa-Jo | May 21, 2015 | Books you should read, Just plain hard, Motherhood

Sometimes I feel like I’ve been tired for a decade. But my oldest will turn 10 in August, everyone can pretty much cut their own food, handle their own business in the bathroom, and dress themselves in the mornings (even if the style and pattern choices are...