Next Thursday, Feb 23, Hearts at Home is having a day of prayer and fasting in preparation for our upcoming conference and to intercede for my family. Usually we invite our Hearts at Home leadership to set aside a day for prayer and fasting as we launch our new...
If there’s anything I’ve learned in difficult seasons of marriage, one of the most important prayers to STOP praying is “God, change him/her.” Instead we need to pray, “God, change me.” I’m applying that to this season, as...
10 Reasons To Smile 1. Smiling makes you more attractive. 2. Smiling changes your mood. 3. Smiling is contagious. 4. Smiling relieves stress. 5. Smiling boosts your immune system. 6. Smiling lowers your blood pressure. 7. Smiling releases endorphins. 8. Smiling makes...
Plan A is always my first choice.. the one where everything works out. But more often than not, I find myself dealing with the upside down version where nothing goes as it should. It’s at this point the real test of my character comes in… Do I sink or do I...
“Raise children who do the right things for the right reasons.” ~Lisa...
Today’s post is from author and speaker Brenda Garrison. She is a workshop speaker at this year’s 2012 Hearts at Home Conferences. Her wisdom is very valuable…especially in the grade school, junior high, high school, and college years. When Our...
Do you need to get your mom batteries recharged? Need some fresh perspective? Want to do something for yourself that will really benefit your family? You’ll find that and more at one of our 2012 Hearts at Home conferences! Keynote speakers Michelle Duggar and...
I want to thank you for the notes of encouragement, the emails, Facebook messages, and blog comments from my post over the weekend. I can’t possibly respond to all of them, but I want you to know that we have read them and they have meant the world to us. I...
As you have heard me teach over and over, every family and every marriage has its challenges. For the past few months Mark and I have been in such a season. It grieves me to share this with you, but Mark has chosen to separate. If you are reading this you are an...
“Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Too often we entertain lies when we need to be focusing on the truth that sets us free. If any of these truths touch your heart deeply, copy them on an index card and put them somewhere where you’ll see them everyday. I am God’s child. John 1:12 I am Christ’s...
We live in a world that masquerades lies and makes them look so real. However, when we believe lies about ourselves, about God, and even about other people, we become bound up on the inside. The enemy wants us to believe these lies because they become a wall between...
As a mom focused on everyone else in my family, one of the hardest things to do is to drink enough water everyday. Water is amazing. Just like a car needs oil to run, your body needs water to run. It makes up 60%-70% of our body and is absolutely necessary for life....
They say that clutter is caused by delayed decision-making. Indeed when a pile starts forming on my kitchen counter, it’s because I’ve told myself, “I’ll deal with that later.” The same thing happens in my bedroom. When I put on my...
“My attitude shapes my children’s behavior. More than any other variable, it is my attitude that calls the shots.” ~Allie Pleiter
