by Lisa-Jo | Mar 23, 2015 | Blogging
UPDATED: Well we hit our goal number of survey responses WAY faster than I ever imagined. A thousand thanks for sharing!! This survey is now closed. And I look forward to sharing some of the fun findings! I’ve been blogging here for seven years now. That’s...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 10, 2015 | Blogging, Family, No such thing as just a mom, South Africa, Take Action
It’s strange to say I fell in love with the Internet this past year, but it’s true. Deep, thankful Internet love. Me and my family? WE LOVE YOU INTERNET FRIENDS! {This is the part I totally get a little weepy…} Because since Valentine’s Day...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 8, 2014 | Blogging, Faith, Just plain hard, South Africa
I don’t know about you, but there have been so many days lately when the world feels hurt and broken and tired. And we feel hurt and broken and tired. And I want to just bury my face in Zoe’s blonde tangles and sniff in all the wonder that went missing...
by Lisa-Jo | Nov 6, 2014 | Blogging, Cheering for you, Faith, Motherhood, No such thing as just a mom
I’ve officially lost track of the number of women who email me or come up to talk to me at conferences about their worry that motherhood means they’re missing out on following all the “big” things they see other women doing online....
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 7, 2014 | Blogging, South Africa
I’m a white girl who grew up in the affluent and extremely privileged suburbs of Pretoria, South Africa. At the height of Apartheid. I grew up under US sanctions and ate my first McDonalds burger at the age of 18 only because I was traveling abroad. We didn’t have...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 4, 2014 | Blogging, Cheering for you
I don’t know a woman who hasn’t had the life choked right out of her by the jealousy that can get a throttle-hold when she’s innocently scrolling Facebook. We all need the reminder that the Internet is Not the Boss of Us. My friend, Michelle DeRusha...