by Lisa-Jo | Oct 7, 2010 | Faith, Family, Kids
“Why can’t I see God?” This is the question that consumed my two-and-a-half year old for a big chunk of the summer. It was our kids’ first time attending our church’s vacation Bible school (VBS) and it made a profound impression on both...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 4, 2010 | Family, Motherhood, Raising Boys
I grew up on movies. My mom came out of a theater background and both my brothers ended up going into the film industry. Movies and the stories that they offer about humanity and its constant battle to overcome its fallen nature are often how I process the world. I...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 30, 2010 | Callings, Family
To the moms who rock and sway and dance their babies to sleep. Who swaddle and sing and stroke brand new skin through half closed eyes only to rise for 6am toddlers. To the dads who strap their kids to their backs and walk the afternoon sunshine while mommy naps. To...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 29, 2010 | Family, Kids, Motherhood
Math and I have never been close. English literature and I? Bosom buddies. But Math – not so much. In my third year of law school I took a class called “Trusts & Estates.” Yes, it was just as thrilling as it sounds. We had to work out what...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 26, 2010 | Compassion, Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood
I go to Guatemala and a secret goes with me. So new, so delicate, so unexpected I barely even whisper it to myself. I unwrap it on my birthday. On the day I mourn half a lifetime lived without my mother, I hear Jesus whisper, “Life!” Always He remakes....
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 9, 2010 | Blogging, Compassion, Faith, Family, Travel
My youngest son, Micah, started preschool today. I wasn’t there. But, after today, I can more-than-imagine how it went down. When a mama sits in a roomful of kids her heart wants to sneak out of her body and wrap tight, tight hugs around shy and gangly arms and...
