by Lisa-Jo | Feb 24, 2014 | Cheering for you, Faith, Just plain hard, surprised by motherhood
“You’re just no good at that.” There’s a voice that tells me this often. It’s funny how it doesn’t matter what I’m doing. I can be cooking or organizing the pantry or picking out new curtains or working on a piece of writing or figuring out how to fund a kitchen for a...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 19, 2014 | Cheering for you, Family, Just plain hard, No such thing as just a mom
I sit in bed late at night and tap these words out on a laptop propped up on a pillow on my bed. I’m usually in an old ratty T Shirt and raggedy sweatpants. The radio in Zoe’s room is playing songs I’m tired of hearing. Pete’s wrapping up his...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 5, 2014 | Just plain hard, Kids, Motherhood
The thing is, we wonder all the time if we’re doing this motherhood thing right. Every night once the kids are in bed I try to ignore the annoying voice in my head that screeches through the list of things I should have done better. Every night. I can’t...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 14, 2014 | Just plain hard, Motherhood, When your temper scares you
The thing I’m trying to learn is that my kids are not in charge of my emotions. This is a much harder lesson than I would have thought nine years ago. Because no one talks to me quite like my kids. Whether it’s whispering love notes in the glow of the...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 3, 2013 | Just plain hard, Motherhood
I’m writing a series this week to fill in some of the gaps in my story that I love the most but have sometimes blogged about the least. So far we’ve covered: The one where I’m a working mom. The one where a blogger gets stage fright. The one where...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 26, 2013 | Blogging, Just plain hard, Motherhood
Gosh it’s been a couple of weeks. The Five Minute Friday link up is below. But I wanted to share this with you guys first. So read on, yes? I don’t know about you all and what meetings you’ve been in or where you’ve traveled or how many loads of laundry you’ve burned...
