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by Lisa-Jo | Dec 30, 2010 | Family, Kids, Motherhood, Raising Boys
For a long time now I’ve prayed for my kids to be ordinary. Not exceptional, not top-of-the-class, and not outstanding. Simply ordinary. And I’ve begun to wonder if I’ve wandered way off base. I watch the sports stars of today, the movie stars, the...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 27, 2010 | Christmas, Family, Kids, Raising Boys
Today you turned three years old and had a temperature of 101. We’d bought plates and balloons and party favors all in your beloved puppy theme. They’re all still in plastic bags. We’d ordered a sheet cake and planned hot dogs and chips....
by Lisa-Jo | Nov 4, 2010 | Family, Motherhood, Raising Boys
I can feel the flush start at my belly button and spread upwards. It comes with that tingly hot feeling and the irrational need to cry. By the time it reaches the roots of my hair I feel about fourteen, tongue-tied and awkward. But I push through. I refuse to...
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by Lisa-Jo | Oct 28, 2010 | Family, Raising Boys
Every year. Like clock work.
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 27, 2010 | Family, Motherhood, Raising Boys
As I write this my boys are not in bed sleeping. They are not tucked in and staying put. They are not obeying. They are not even pretending to be obeying. They are hurling mini missiles at my bedroom door. I am hiding in here and counting down the minutes till I feel...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 15, 2010 | Family, Raising Boys
To me, there’s nothing more remarkable than getting to see the world through someone else’s eyes. Sometimes we may be under the impression that we have to go all the way to Guatemala to do so. Or across the street to the neighborhood food pantry. Or to...
