by Lisa-Jo | Jan 4, 2011 | Family, Motherhood, Travel
We’ve gypsied around a lot with our kids. A lot. And we’re currently going on two weeks away from home as I type this. Jackson has probably clocked more international miles than most adults. I’ve been through three passports. Eighteen hour plane...
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by Lisa-Jo | Dec 30, 2010 | Family, Kids, Motherhood, Raising Boys
For a long time now I’ve prayed for my kids to be ordinary. Not exceptional, not top-of-the-class, and not outstanding. Simply ordinary. And I’ve begun to wonder if I’ve wandered way off base. I watch the sports stars of today, the movie stars, the...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 20, 2010 | Christmas, Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood, Uncategorized
As we travel toward December 25th, I will be marking the four weeks of Advent with this series – Pregnant with Christmas. You can read part one here, part two here and part three over here. With one child born two days after Christmas and my tummy full of...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 7, 2010 | Family, Kids, Motherhood
I was asked that in an interview. How do you encourage/support/champion kids? And my answer was simple: encourage/support/champion their mothers. Because the every-dayness of every day can get moms down. The routine. The one more load of wash. The endless round trips...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 5, 2010 | Faith, Motherhood
As we travel toward December 25th, I will be marking the four weeks of Advent with this series – Pregnant with Christmas. With one child born two days after Christmas and my tummy full of another one right now, so many of my thoughts are on that teenage mother...
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by Lisa-Jo | Nov 29, 2010 | Callings, Christmas, Faith, Family, Motherhood
As we travel toward December 25th, I will be marking the four weeks of Advent with this series – Pregnant with Christmas. With one child born two days after Christmas and my tummy full of another one right now, so many of my thoughts are on that teenage mother...
