by Lisa-Jo | Mar 20, 2013 | Cheering for you, Motherhood
I’m older. My son thinks it’s incomprehensible that I’m 38. He likes to ask me over and over again and then shake his head in awe; mutter under his breath, “I thought you were only 37. Wow, 38!!” But I find I fit into this woman’s skin better...
by Lisa-Jo | Mar 19, 2013 | Daughters, Motherhood
Where to begin? How is it possible to have two children and still not know all there is to know about being a mom? She was unexpected. A secret I unwrapped on the morning of my 36th birthday. A third baby. And weeks later I would learn that she was a girl and it would...
by Lisa-Jo | Mar 12, 2013 | Cheering for you, Faith, Girlfriends, Marriage, Motherhood
This one’s for Natalie. Who wrote to me after yesterday’s post. The one about how there’s no such thing as perfect people. But maybe it’s for you too? She reminded me how hard it is to crack open the doors of our lives to other people, not just...
by Lisa-Jo | Mar 4, 2013 | Cheering for you, Giveaways, Motherhood
It was already an emotional day when the gift arrived in the mail. Fourteen years to the day since Peter asked me to marry him. And I said yes. Because he was the guy who loved me despite my irrational phobia about ever having kids. And now we have three. It’s...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 26, 2013 | Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting, Social media
It’s cold outside today. Cold and rainy. Zoe has on her blue and white striped leggings and a pony tail that won’t last long. By nap time it will be more tangles than tail and still I like it that way. I was in Dallas last week. And before that I was a bit...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 22, 2013 | Family, Five Minute Friday, Motherhood
This week four friends have shared unique memories of their mothers with us. Here are parts one (the storytelling) and two (the mashed potatoes) and three (the laughing) and four (the imagining) in the series. It’s been a gift to unwrap each of them and wonder...
