by Lisa-Jo | May 9, 2011 | Callings, Motherhood
This is my last week of maternity leave before I go back to work. And while I love my job for the incomparable DaySpring and am blessed beyond belief to work from home, I still work full time. So the last few totally baby focused, undistracted weeks? They have been a...
by Lisa-Jo | May 6, 2011 | Blogging, Five Minute Friday, Motherhood
My mom used to dance in the mornings. A happy, shameless jig in her PJs right there out in the driveway as my dad drove us off to school. She’d dance and wave and grin and I could feel the love well up from my toes to my nose. It spilled out of me – this...
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by Lisa-Jo | May 5, 2011 | Kids, Motherhood, Raising Boys
It’s late. Only 9pm. But so late. The night shift will soon begin and the day shift with bathtimes and teeth brushing battles has only just begun to wind down. I slink away for a bit to steal some quiet and maybe some few moments of sleep in between shifts. But...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 28, 2011 | Motherhood, Raising Boys
As in, when I dropped my kid at preschool his teacher took one look at him and said in a panic, “but…..today is picture day!” To which I calmly responded – “Yes, I know. I also realize that Jackson is wearing the exact same outfit as...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 25, 2011 | Blogging, Faith, Motherhood
Motherhood is the sacred ground. And sometimes it’s not enough to just take off our shoes. Sometimes we lay face down in the dirt of our own endeavors and weep to the God who gave our children to us. The same God who also takes them away. It’s sacred when...
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by Lisa-Jo | Apr 22, 2011 | Blogging, Daughters, Five Minute Friday, Giveaways, Motherhood
The end of Holy Week – a good time for few words. Want to take five minutes with me and see which ones bubble to the surface? Let’s just write and not worry if it’s just right or not. Here’s how we do it: 1. Write for 5 minutes flat with no...
