by Lisa-Jo | Oct 30, 2013 | Motherhood, Raising Boys, The hard good stuff
We’re facing each other in the hallway. His fists are clenched and my jaw is clenched and our voices echo off the walls. There are photos of all three kids blown up on the wall and they’re beautiful and utterly inappropriate right now because we’re about to go head to...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 29, 2013 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting
There are those who say that this is ordinary. But don’t let that fool you. “Mother” will always be the bravest, least ordinary, most difficult and utterly challenging career that anyone ever hopes to lay claim to. While others might hear, “diaper-changer, food-maker,...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 14, 2013 | Blogging, Motherhood, South Africa
So sometimes on Sunday nights you all just stay in, make mac ‘n cheese, maybe get it smeared all over your cheeks and watch a movie. The sofa sags under tiny butts all scrambling for a spot closer to daddy. There are wet, muddy socks strayed all down the...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 8, 2013 | Cheering for you, Motherhood
I wrote this a while back for my friend, Glennon. And after last week’s series of posts sharing some of my back stories, I thought of this one. And I wanted to share it here. Because it’s me in a nutshell. And maybe you too? If there’s one thing...
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 30, 2013 | Motherhood, The hard good stuff
Yup, we’re going there. There where all the big feelings are. About moms and working. Last week I promised a week of “back story” posts. Because: I don’t want to be scared to tell you how motherhood looks for me because I never want you to be scared of being able to...
