by Lisa-Jo | Jan 10, 2013 | Blogging, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
I recorded a podcast with Kat from Inspired to Action.We talked about a lot of random, quirky, fun stuff. Got laundry to fold? A long drive ahead of you? A cooking afternoon? Waiting for your nails to dry? Click here to listen or download for free {and yes, I really...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 9, 2013 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
Sometimes I stay up too late watching TV. Let’s be honest here, often, often I stay up too late watching TV. And I know why. It’s how I hide from tomorrow. How I hide from what comes next or how I don’t feel like a grown up yet or anybody’s...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 16, 2012 | Faith, Rabid fear of parenting
We wake up in the still, quiet house with our hearts thundering in our ears and sweat sticking T-Shirts to our chests. Hair matted, fists clenched. Eyelids sticking shut trying to make sense of where we are. Where our dreams have dragged us. Every parent has...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 5, 2012 | Callings, Cheering for you, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
I talk a lot here about how small a mother’s routine can feel. Perhaps, however, I don’t talk enough about how big the impact of that routine can be. Celebrating the small is directly related to recognizing the massive, Kingdom impact. Kids are forever....
by Lisa-Jo | Nov 19, 2012 | Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
To all the mothers, the wanna-be-moms, and the I’d-rather-climb-Kilimanjaro-than-become-a-mom-thank-you-very-much-women, You might not have grown up thinking you wanted to be a mom. You might have dodged clichés like barefoot and pregnant as wild as any...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 17, 2012 | Daughters, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
I’m tired and she’s tired. I’ve already put her to bed more than once tonight. She’s standing in the crib we brought with us back from South Africa. She’s standing on tippy toes with soft, chubby arms stretched out to me as far as she can lean. She’s standing with...
