Lisa-Jo Baker » motherless daughter

)) Here it is. 42. I made it to my mom’s age. What an astounding thing to be able to look around the world through eyes that have now seen as much as hers did. And I can testify with her that G...

http://lisajobaker.com/2016/08/why-today-is-my-most-significant-birthday/

I believe that if we only have the eyes to see we will surely find ourselves surrounded by a whole tribe of mothers (related to us or not) who are cheering us on. Apart from my mom, who died a we...

http://lisajobaker.com/2015/05/thank-you-for-being-one-of-my-five-moms/

As we get closer to Mother’s Day my heart always aches for those of us who grew up the motherless daughters and are now the motherless mothers. I know how this season can hurt. How it can dredg...

http://lisajobaker.com/2015/04/mothers-day-for-the-motherless-mother/

Our daughters will make the holy journey into womanhood whether we prepare them for it or not. And they will likely lose friends, favorite aunts, fathers and mothers along the way. Whether these ...

http://lisajobaker.com/2014/09/how-to-help-our-daughters-through-losses/

“Losing a mother doesn’t happen in a moment. It takes years to appreciate the impact of what’s gone.”~ Surprised by Motherhood. Welcome to week 2 of the Book Club. Here’s how it works e...

http://lisajobaker.com/2014/09/on-breaking-up-with-yourself-and-growing-up-into-the-motherless-mother-surprised-by-motherhood-book-club-week-2-chps-3-5/

I knew a woman who was diagnosed with leukemia the year she turned 40. She died two years later. I turned 40 last week. And that woman was my mother. If I had two years left to live what would I ...

http://lisajobaker.com/2014/09/a-life-and-death-to-do-list/