“My children are God’s way of growing me up, of teaching me more about Him.” ~Mary DeMuth
“Will you miss me when I move next week, Mom?” Erica asked me the first week of August. “Oh my goodness, I will miss you so much,” I responded. “Did you miss me the first time I moved away, Mom? Long...
I love this truth from God’s word and wanted to share it with you today! So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an...
This summer I read the book The Help. I read it on our week of vacation in the Wisconsin Dells and every time someone in my family asked me if I was enjoying the book, I’d say, “it’s totally ticking me off.” But I kept reading. Last night I...
“There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one.” ~ Jill Churchill
I just love when God connects the dots. We saw that first-hand a few weeks ago in Erica’s move back to Ft. Hood in Killeen, Texas. The first week of August, Mark and I had the privilege of speaking at the MOPS convention. While having a casual conversation...
It’s been a year since Kendall left for Iraq…just a few days before Erica and Kendall’s first wedding anniversary. He returned home Monday at 2:30am. Will you join me today thanking God for his safe return and praying for our armed services...
Last year, my hubby presented a workshop at Hearts at Home called “Five Secrets Every Husband Wishes His Wife Knew.” It was an incredible workshop that was literally standing room only. (You can download the MP3 or order a CD HERE.) In September, Mark...
Want to add some fun into your marriage? Add the element of surprise! But be careful, you need to first determine just how much your spouse likes surprises! Mark says… In our first year of marriage, I threw a surprise birthday party for Jill. That’s...
“Stubbornness is a virtue…but only if you’re right.” ~Tony Dungy
My baby turns 15 today! It’s hard to believe that my youngest is a sophomore taking Driver’s Education! When he was a preschooler he used to say the funniest things like calling a flyswatter a “bug got it” (I guess because I would swat a fly...
It may only be halfway through 2011, but Hearts at Home is already planning our 2012 events. Because you hang out on the blog, we want you to be one of the first to know who’ll be at our 2012 conferences. Our Keynote Speakers will be Michelle Duggar and Dr....
Last year I shared a recipe for Homemade Laundry Detergent. We’ve been using the laundry detergent for well over a year now and it costs me about $7.00 for 6 months of detergent. That’s an incredible deal! I’ve been looking for a Homemade...
After a three week sabbatical, I’m back! It was a wonderful three weeks of speaking at the MOPS convention, moving Erica back to Texas, volunteering for a day in Joplin, and getting my boys started in school. It was a good break…but I did miss hanging...
“I realized at the start that whether a child is biological or adopted, one does not know all the ingredients in the package. That is what growth is all about. A child is the slowest flower in the world, opening petal by petal, revealing the developing...
