by Lisa-Jo | Apr 18, 2016 | Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting, Raising Boys
I watched you win gold last night. I didn’t think you would. I’m going to cry as I remember this. But I’m going to write it down because some photographs are better captured in words. They’re the kind I need to properly see how you looked when you crossed that finish...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 8, 2016 | Faith is Hard, Rabid fear of parenting, Raising Boys
My kids take me to places in my heart I didn’t know were there. We ride home in the dark from his first try out for track. He’s followed the career of Usain Bolt for years now. He talks about the Olympics like it’s a real date on his calendar in the...
by Lisa-Jo | Mar 21, 2016 | Daughters, Rabid fear of parenting
Oh my daughter, there are so many things I never knew before you. Five years ago I never knew how much I would love glitter and sparkles and unicorns. I never knew how much beauty would be an ongoing conversation and a choice and an example I would have to live out...
by Lisa-Jo | Mar 17, 2016 | Books you should read, Faith is Hard, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
Have you ever wanted to run away from home – as a mom? Addie Zierman has. And she did. This is what happened. The winter that I drove down to Florida alone with my two-and four-year-old sons was the one of the coldest on record. The polar vortex was arcing down,...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 29, 2016 | Books you should read, Faith, Family, Rabid fear of parenting, Raising Boys
At ten and eight my boys are now old enough to help. This is revolutionary. They can do their own safety belts, buckle their sister in, ride bikes to go pick up the mail, scramble the eggs, fold their own laundry, help read the bedtime stories, and so the list goes...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 4, 2015 | Christmas, Holidays, Kids, Rabid fear of parenting
I hate commercials. I don’t think I can possibly overstate this. I make our children DVR any TV shows they want to watch so that they can fast forward through the commercials. They know that the best way to make my head explode is to leave the volume on during a...
