by Lisa-Jo | Jul 1, 2012 | Daughters, Faith, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
I have a daughter. It’s changed everything. My gorgeous, rough and tumble boys – I love them as hard as they love all things mud, dirt and mortal combat. But raising a girl – I ache to give her a head start in this Pinterest, photo shopped world. I...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 20, 2012 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
For the days we are running on empty. For the days we just don’t think we have it in us to read one more story, play one more game of Uno, wash one more round of sheets. For the days when we think everyone else has it altogether. For the days we’re sure...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 8, 2012 | Five Minute Friday, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting, Raising Boys
Fridays are for writing for five minutes. Only five minutes. Stream-of-consciousness style. Like you did when you were in 9th grade. Write and see what comes out. There’s no right or wrong. Got 5 minutes? Come and spend them writing <—click to tweet...
by Lisa-Jo | May 25, 2012 | Five Minute Friday, Rabid fear of parenting, Raising Boys
Around here we write for five minutes flat on Fridays. We write because we love words and the relief it is to just write them without worrying if they’re just right or not. So we take five minutes on Friday and write like we used to run when we were kids. On...
by Lisa-Jo | May 21, 2012 | Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
It’s such an ordinary evening. I’m just sitting there alone in Panera with my laptop and the best tuna sandwich I’ve had in ages. Deadlines loom large and Pete is home with kids so I can squeeze more hours out of a beautiful spring evening. My head is full of the...
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by Lisa-Jo | May 11, 2012 | Blogging, Five Minute Friday, Rabid fear of parenting
On Fridays over here a group of people who love to throw caution to the wind and just write gather to share what five minutes buys them. Just five minutes. Unscripted. Unedited. Real. Your words. This shared feast. If you have five minutes, we have a writing challenge...
