by Lisa-Jo | Mar 17, 2014 | Kids, Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom, Ordinary Glory, Rabid fear of parenting
I like sleep. I like spending hours reading books, alone, in perfect quiet, in a pool of sunlight on a late winter afternoon. I like a clean and tidy house. I like to eat food while it is still hot. I like clean clothes. I like to brush and style my hair in more than...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 23, 2014 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
Sometimes I’m tempted to turn all the comments you wise, wonderful and deeply funny women leave into a book. Seriously, you people are smart. And you write hugs that deserve to be passed on. So, today I give you my 50 favorite pieces of parenting advice for new...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 6, 2014 | Daughters, Faith, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
We were in the middle of a snow ball fight outside Gedney hall my senior year of college when he said it. Justin Myers said to me, “No fair if you turn sideways, ’cause then you’re an invisible target.” While everyone else laughed it took me a...
by Lisa-Jo | Nov 13, 2013 | Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
The thing is, moms are tired. They’re also confused a lot of the time. And they feel lost, like the days before GPS when we used to print out directions from Map Quest – like actually print them out on paper – and then just as you were glancing down...
by Lisa-Jo | Nov 5, 2013 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
You’ve kept your temper all day against the onslaught of his. You’ve given grace and he’s yelled that he’s running away and started off down the block with face red and furious. You’ve chased after, you’ve told him people...
by Lisa-Jo | Nov 4, 2013 | Family, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
A post inspired by and in response to this brilliant young poet, Lily Myers, and her piece – Shrinking Women – because “when you spend enough time sitting across from someone, you pick up their habits.” Daughter I want you to inherit freedom from me....
