Wow! The response to yesterday’s giveaway was incredible. Thank you for sharing so many wonderful ideas for celebrating the Christmas holiday. I loved reading everyone’s traditions. Here was my absolute favorite tradition because it was a completely new...
Many years ago, I was introduced to something called The Advent Book. It’s a beautiful book that tells the Christmas story in both story and pictures. Because it requires the reader to open windows, it’s a storybook that our children loved. Every...
Looking for a yummy fall cookie? Molasses cookies are one of my favorites! I just made a batch on Sunday afternoon and then froze some cookie balls so I can pull them out of the freezer and have fresh baked cookies without the mess of making the batter every time....
Happy Monday! I hope you had a good weekend. We had a great time encouraging couples at Harmony Bible Church in Danville, IA over the weekend! I learned over the weekend that about mid-last week the ability to leave comments on my blog shut down. (Sometimes...
“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...
