by Lisa-Jo | Jan 14, 2015 | South Africa, Take Action
So by the time you read this we will either be headed to the airport, boarding, or in the middle of our 18 hour flight to South Africa. I’m going with Crystal Paine, her friend Joy and my nine-year-old son, Jackson, who was born in South Africa. And we’re...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 12, 2015 | South Africa, Take Action, Travel
Those of you who have traveled even occasionally will appreciate the excruciating pain that it can be when you are traveling with young kids. My husband jokes that the reason we only go home to South Africa every other year is that it takes that long to get over the...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jan 8, 2015 | Q&A, South Africa, Take Action
So a week from today we’ll be arriving in South Africa. Me, and my nine-year-old son, Jackson, along with Crystal from Money Saving Mom and her friend Joy. We’ll be trading snow for mid-summer sunshine. If you’re wondering what I’m talking...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 5, 2015 | No such thing as just a mom, South Africa, Take Action
I’ve got something I can FINALLY tell you guys! It’s been SO hard keeping it a secret! In exactly TEN DAYS FROM NOW I AM HEADED TO SOUTH AFRICA WITH A FAVORITE BLOGGING FRIEND. Yup, we are going to be your eyes and ears to update you all in PERSON about...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 21, 2014 | No such thing as just a mom, South Africa, Take Action
I see you slowly creak out of bed and go take that bottle to the baby that cries for it before the sun comes up. Again. I see you scrape last night’s spaghetti off the dishes you didn’t have the energy to load into the dishwasher. I see you set the coffee...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 13, 2014 | No such thing as just a mom, South Africa, Take Action
FINAL UPDATE: You did it!! You raised the final amount for the first phase of the community center – $40,000!!! That will pay for kitchen and bathroom facilities, classrooms and meeting space! A-Ma-Zing. Speechless gratitude! UPDATE: Sunday 10pm: It’s...
