by Lisa-Jo | Mar 24, 2014 | Just plain hard, Rabid fear of parenting, Raising Boys, surprised by motherhood
There are frayed edges of motherhood that aren’t often talked about. Those places where we’re holding onto our temper with one hand and the belief that things have got to get better eventually with the other. One night that place rocks me hard as I rock my...
by Lisa-Jo | Mar 18, 2014 | surprised by motherhood
So in about two weeks my book comes out. That’s not scary or anything. There’s a really pretty page with all things related to the book if you just click over here. It’s also up there in the navigation called “My Book.” And if you click...
by Lisa-Jo | Mar 11, 2014 | No such thing as just a mom, South Africa, surprised by motherhood
Spoiler alert: there are five fun ways to change the world at the end of this post. Because there’s no such thing as just a mom. Whether you’re in Michigan or Maubane, South Africa. Since Valentine’s Day we’ve raised $24,440. For a community...
by Lisa-Jo | Mar 4, 2014 | surprised by motherhood
I signed 300 bookplates. I thought of you as I signed them. Thought of you holding my story in your hands. And then I got all goose-bumpy. But it might just have been the snow. Or the sight of what my boys had done to the bathroom. Again. I signed 300 book plates for...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 25, 2014 | Motherhood, surprised by motherhood
So I wrote this book called Surprised by Motherhood. It comes out on April Fool’s day. Because that is the story of my life. You can click here to pre-order it. Yesterday I got my first copy. And in case you think that writing a book looks like a cross between...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 24, 2014 | Cheering for you, Faith, Just plain hard, surprised by motherhood
“You’re just no good at that.” There’s a voice that tells me this often. It’s funny how it doesn’t matter what I’m doing. I can be cooking or organizing the pantry or picking out new curtains or working on a piece of writing or figuring out how to fund a kitchen for a...
