by Lisa-Jo | Mar 17, 2014 | Kids, Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom, Ordinary Glory, Rabid fear of parenting
I like sleep. I like spending hours reading books, alone, in perfect quiet, in a pool of sunlight on a late winter afternoon. I like a clean and tidy house. I like to eat food while it is still hot. I like clean clothes. I like to brush and style my hair in more than...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 27, 2014 | Faith, Family, Motherhood, Ordinary Glory
Every day I wake up knowing by the time I crawl back into bed with my laptop, a book or a favorite movie I will have learned more than I bargained for. I will be tired in every part of me. I will feel stretched out and squishy. I will often be frustrated that no one...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 16, 2014 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, Ordinary Glory
Here’s the thing, I love you. I do. I love how you don’t even have to open your eyes to roll over in bed and open the blanket to that kid who has bad dreams. I love how you worry about Kindergarten homework and teach yourself calculus all over again to...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 8, 2014 | Cheering for you, Motherhood, Ordinary Glory, Raising Boys
Son, here’s the thing. Sometimes come 9pm mama is just flat out done. So when you peer down from that top bunk bed eye to eye with me and question the end of your day with the everlasting, “but whyyyyy?,” a small world flashes before my eyes....
