Meeting "In Real Life"
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Tuesday, April 13, 2010
This week, I am in the midwest for some speaking and book related events and meetings. Today, I had the opportunity to meet up with two of my online friends in “real life” encounters. The first meeting was with one of my favorite authors, Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda. Maria is a prolific author of such great books as Edith Stein: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Streamline Your Facebook Experience
Posted by Melissa Wiley in Reviews on Monday, March 08, 2010
Fire up your Facebook pages! I’ve been invited to guest-blog here at Faith and Family Live this week to talk about social media. Thanks, Danielle, for having me!
Recently, the sudden arrival of Google Buzz threw many Gmail users for a loop — especially mothers like me who were surprised to discover our children’s names and comments showing up on our Buzz pages, right there for all the world to see.... READ MORE
My Ten Commandments for Twitter
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Wednesday, November 18, 2009
This week’s article on CNN about rocker Courtney Love’s legal woes for slamming a fashion designer on Twitter have me thinking about what laws God might have handed down to Moses had Twitter.com been the pervasive communications tool back then that it is these days. No doubt, rather than having been inscribed upon stone tablets, the Lord’s laws would have been dictated in bite sized bullets of less... READ MORE
Mary Kay Hoal and Yoursphere.com
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Saturday, November 14, 2009
Our guest on the podcast this week (click here to listen or click on the player above) has made it her life’s work to keep our teens and children safe when they engage in social networking activities online.
Conceived and founded by Mary Kay Hoal, Yoursphere is the first social networking service for youth that parents can embrace. Drawing on her corporate entrepreneurial experience as a media strategist,... READ MORE
College Admissions and Facebook
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Friday, September 18, 2009
Most of you know that my son Eric is in the throes of applying to college. It’s likely during the next several months that I’ll be writing a great deal on this topic, not only for those of you with high school seniors, but also for those with younger children too. You’d be amazed how quickly this process sneaks up on you, and it seems impossible to be “over-prepared” to apply to college.
So many... READ MORE
Faith & Family Shops!
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Homemaking on Monday, August 17, 2009
In need of a replacement crucifix pendant, I thought I’d search first at an Etsy shop for something a little different.
Then I thought it would be nice to patronize someone from our on-line community here.
Then I thought others might like to do the same.
From there, the Faith & Family Shops! group over at Faith & Family Connect was born.
If you have an Etsy shop or any other on-line business, please make yourself known so your virtual friends can patronize you.
And if you have the shopping urge…click through to see if you can support a family business.
Big Dreams and Online Dilemmas
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, July 16, 2009
Arwen’s recent post on Inspiring Kids to Dream Big sparked so much great conversation that we carry on that theme on this week’s Faith & Family Live Cast (Click here to listen or click on the player above). How can we, as parents, strike a balance between encouraging our children and at the same time pursuing realistic vocations that will make use of their God given talents and abilities? What dreams... READ MORE
Keeping Tabs on the Keyboard
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Homemaking on Wednesday, June 17, 2009
I’m so excited about the launch of our wonderful new Faith & Family Connect online community. I love being able to match all of the names and faces of our friends here. Reading your stories, viewing your videos and enjoying your photos makes me feel even more a part of this family.
But I’ve also noted that since the new Connect community launched, I’m tempted to spend even more time online! When... READ MORE
Parish Webmaster Seeks Your Input
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Saturday, May 23, 2009
One of the handfuls of part time jobs I’m lucky enough to enjoy is my role as Parish Webmaster for my faith community. I work from home - frequently in my pajamas (please don’t tell my pastor!) - keeping our parish community connected and informed.
Every summer, I have a list of personal projects that I try to accomplish. These are tasks that require more long-term focus than I typically can commit... READ MORE
Twitter Gets Trendy
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Friday, April 17, 2009
It’s been a big week for the quirky social networking site Twitter.com. First came the ongoing news coverage of the “race” between celebrity Ashton Kutcher and CNN’s Breaking News Feed (think Anderson Cooper) to amass a million followers on Twitter. Kutcher ended up having to make good on his promise to donate 10,000 mosquito net beds to a World Malaria Day charity by beating CNN to the punch. ... READ MORE
