by Lisa-Jo | Jan 4, 2012 | Blogging, Faith, Girlfriends
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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 24, 2011 | Christmas, Faith
Into the dark. Into the night. Into the ache and pain and wave after wave of labor. Into the dirt between handfuls of straw clutched in desperate fists. Into the bite of teeth clenched down and muscles baring down and midwives singing down the fear, the fever in her...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 16, 2011 | Faith, Five Minute Friday
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. ~John 1:1-5, 14. Words matter to me because they are the tools that God first used. He spoke and worlds, waters, deserts, jacaranda trees, figs, watermelons, kangaroos, meerkats, and turtles came into being. God...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 12, 2011 | Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood, Raising Boys
It hasn’t snowed here yet. It’s been unseasonably warm. When Zoe and I walk to pick Jackson up from Kindergarten the sun warms us in ways unexpected for December. I’ve been able to say more yes to the playground than no. But the radio sings of...
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...
