by Lisa-Jo | Jan 18, 2012 | Callings, Inbetween, Motherhood, Raising Boys
She breathes through her nose when she’s having a strong emotion. Short, sharp exclamation points that punctuate her just ten months of life. Her brother yells, “Wa-hoo!” with accompanying right-hand fist pump when a surprise unfolds, there’s ice cream in a cone for...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 11, 2012 | Callings, Family, Kids, Motherhood
I’m a mini van-driving mom. And I love it. Both being a mom and my sky blue mini van with enough room for another parent, my three kids, a couple of their friends and all the random collection of back packs, soccer balls, swords and snacks that inevitably make the...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 2, 2012 | Blogging, Callings, Faith, Girlfriends
Close your eyes. Close your eyes and let go of what others wrote last year. Let go of the beautiful, sparkly words that weren’t yours and that you wish you could’ve produced. Close your eyes and let the wishing and itching at what your house isn’t, seep out your...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 5, 2011 | Blogging, Callings, Faith, Social media
In October I spoke at the Relevant Conference on a panel about social media. I have this awesome gig as the social media manager for DaySpring and community manager for their website, (in)courage. I love my job and I think about social media like, a lot. This week...
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by Lisa-Jo | Nov 23, 2011 | Blogging, Callings, Writing
When was the moment you first believed you were a writer? My friends over at Write It, Girl, asked me that this week. I’ll share my answer if you’ll think about it and then come back and share yours too. I’m super curious. When was the moment you...
by Lisa-Jo | Nov 14, 2011 | Callings, Faith, Girlfriends, Inbetween
I’m seven months since the last baby was born and still fighting with my jeans. She’s wearing hers like a perfect fit and I can’t help but say what I’m really thinking, “Man, you look great. You just look so good. How’d you do that?...
