by Lisa-Jo | Aug 13, 2014 | No such thing as just a mom, South Africa, Take Action
FINAL UPDATE: You did it!! You raised the final amount for the first phase of the community center – $40,000!!! That will pay for kitchen and bathroom facilities, classrooms and meeting space! A-Ma-Zing. Speechless gratitude! UPDATE: Sunday 10pm: It’s...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 12, 2014 | No such thing as just a mom, surprised by motherhood, Take Action
I can prove to you that there is no such thing as “just a mom.” I have photos. Because “just a mom” absolutely and 100% does not join arms with other moms to raise $43,050 for orphans and vulnerable kids in South Africa! If your day has felt...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 6, 2014 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom
When the mother of one small child turns her tired eyes my way and says, “I don’t know how you do it with four. I can hardly handle one,” I know she has not yet learned something important. There is no mathematics of motherhood. Or, if there is, it is some higher...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 4, 2014 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom, Rabid fear of parenting
I see you there. Aching with tired and the desperate hope for a few moments alone today. I see you cleaning that carpet again. I see those dishes that are on a constant rinse and repeat cycle. I see you juggling your work calendar and your kids’ summer camp...
by Lisa-Jo | May 29, 2014 | Just plain hard, Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom
In all, 13.7 million U.S. households with children under age 18 now include mothers who are the main breadwinners. Of those, 5.1 million, or 37 percent, are married, while 8.6 million, or 63 percent, are single. ~Pew Research Study via Huffington Post Like it or not,...
by Lisa-Jo | May 11, 2014 | Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom, surprised by motherhood
You were 42 when you died. I am 39 and painfully aware for the first time how young you were. Young enough to love Bruce Springsteen and dancing with Dad in the living room or out on the driveway as you waved us off to school. It’s frozen in my memory. The outline of...
