by Lisa-Jo | Dec 18, 2009 | Family, Kids, Motherhood, Pride, Sweetstuff
UPDATED: So, after reading the comment by the Harvard Housewife I realized – duh – I don’t need no preschool play to see my little goat. I’ve got a flipcam and plenty of time on my hands since we are snowed in and completely housebound. So,...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 14, 2009 | Family, Kids, Motherhood, Raising Boys
This is the tweet that our church’s youth pastor sent after our family concluded its first photo shoot in a decade: Yes, folks, this beautiful picture, which was taken outside our church came at the cost of my chin, my pride, and as it turned out, a dangerous...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 5, 2009 | Callings, Faith, Family, Motherhood
Looking for some good new reads? Once a month there is a newspaper post put out called The Saturday Evening Blog Post. This is where bloggers gather on the first Saturday of each month to share their latest and greatest blog posts. I linked up. You should too....
by Lisa-Jo | Nov 21, 2009 | Faith, Motherhood, Raising Boys, Sweetstuff
Sometimes my mind is as cluttered as my house. After a long week, the laundry piled high on the table tells the tale of what we’ve been up to. Who wore what when. There are many stains. I pass that pile every night on the way to my bedroom and promise myself I...
by Lisa-Jo | Nov 16, 2009 | Kids, Motherhood
I love you boys. I love your bellybutton reminders that you were homegrown inside of me. That we know each other inside out. Literally. I love what a delicious mix you both are of me and your dad. But in such different ways. There goes Pete’s lips and my blue...
by Lisa-Jo | Nov 10, 2009 | Callings, Faith, Motherhood
I think I have mentioned before that my littlest boy, Micah, and I love to pretzel. In the predawn darkness we snuggle it out in mommy and daddy’s bed after he wakes up. When I have to quit the warm comfort of the bed and get ready for the day, he comes with...