by Lisa-Jo | Apr 23, 2015 | Books you should read, Motherhood
I love books. Books are my friends. Books have been home to me in between countries and time zones and in seasons of loneliness and homesickness I can open a book to a familiar passage and it’s like coming home. Yea, I’m one of those people who loves to...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 6, 2015 | Books you should read, Girlfriends
The older I get the more I think about friendship. I’m sitting across a cup of tea in Christie’s 100 year old farm house when I tell her, “I didn’t realize how lonely I was last year.” She’s known me since the days I swore...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 19, 2015 | Books you should read, Cheering for you, Motherhood
If you’ve been following me on Facebook you know that we’re coming off several nights of the puke/sleep/puke/beg God for mercy/puke cycle with one of our kids. It’s left both Pete and I with the worst kind of two am parenting hangovers. But the world...
by Lisa-Jo | Nov 11, 2014 | Books you should read, Faith, Family
So here’s the thing – my kids are feisty. Like, they have BIG OPINIONS and they aren’t afraid to voice them. Out loud. Often in public. This is not embarrassing for me AT ALL. I have had children stand up in a crowded Panera and SING GRACE out loud...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 16, 2014 | Books you should read, Daughters
I don’t want to live in a world where the Mileys, selfies and twerking videos are our heroes. I don’t want Photoshop to tell my daughter what is beautiful and what is not. I want brave to be one of her favorite accessories. So I’m always on the look...
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 15, 2014 | Books you should read
We’ve been in Northern Michigan for 10 days. I couldn’t get a single bar of reception on my phone. It was about the best thing that’s happened to me all year. No Facebook, no Twitter or email or Instagram. I forgot to compare myself to anyone else. I...
