by Lisa-Jo | Aug 22, 2011 | Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood, Raising Boys
Jackson didn’t invite the mean boy in his class to his birthday party. He wanted to. He took the invitation to school. He put it in the boy’s cubby. But when I came to pick him up later the white envelope and “Come Kick with me at my Tae Kwon...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 17, 2011 | Daughters, Motherhood
I have a six inch scar on my belly. It’s not pretty. It hurt for a long time. It testifies to the daughter I bore. It’s one of the most beautiful parts of my body. ### What unpretty marks do you celebrate for their beauty? {Thanks to Natalie for the...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 10, 2011 | Faith, Family, Kids, Marriage, Motherhood, Travel
We’re talking about beauty this week. And as I sit and watch my oldest-about-to-turn-six-year-old son at Tae Kwon Do all lean and long, lithe graceful limbs – this strong, man of a boy – an image of him as a newborn superimposes itself on the Jackson I see before me....
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 15, 2011 | Daughters, Motherhood, South Africa, Travel, Uncategorized
{Don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten about Five Minute Friday. It’s just that my days in the Southern hemisphere are few and my memories and words in this place are many. So I need more than five minutes this week. But the link up for your beautiful five minute moments...
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 6, 2011 | Family, Motherhood, Raising Boys
{The power’s been out most of today. But this post has been on my mind. I wrote it a year ago. And this boy will turn six soon and we’re planning a special coming-of-age milestone this weekend for him. You boy mamas, how do you bear it? Having arms that...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jun 9, 2011 | Motherhood, Travel, Uncategorized
Since travel season – both near {we leave tonight to celebrate Pete’s grandma who turns 100. That’s 1-00, yo!} and far {more about that next week} – is upon us, I’ve started having travel-with-kids flashbacks. The kind you need therapy to...
