After our eventful Sunday, Erica and I made it to Joplin on Monday. I don’t even know that I have words to describe what we saw and experienced. So I’m going to let pictures do the job. And I’m going to ask you to help. I have about 1500 bloggy...
Yes, it’s Monday and that usually means Marriage Monday. But yesterday was quite a day and we just had to share it with you. Erica and I left Mark and the boys in Illinois to head to Ft. Hood, Texas to find her an apartment because her hubby is coming home from...
“Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.” ~Lady Bird Johnson
If you’re here on my blog for the first time…welcome! (And a special shout-out to my blog friends who hang out with me everyday!) Over to the right you’ll find blog post categories to find more encouragement in Living With Less. If you’d like...
Today I’m doing one of my very favorite radio programs: Midday Connection on Moody Radio. It’s a one-hour live show that allows listeners to call in and be part of the conversation! I’d love for you to join me today from 12-1pm CT! Here are the...
A mom I know is pregnant with baby number 3. She has no energy, fights constant nausea, but still wants to be a fun mom for her girls. When her girls begged to go to the park she couldn’t say no…again. So she took them, but she stayed in the car. She...
I received this question on Facebook last week so I thought I’d answer her here on the blog because a) I know she’s not alone, and b) you may have some additional encouragement to give her. Q: I have been a stay at home mom since the birth of my first son....
Conflict in marriage is normal. We’re two human beings trying to forge a life together. We think differently, we process life differently, we see the world differently…is it any wonder that our differing ways sometimes conflict with each other? Conflict...
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.” ~Corrie Ten Boom
It’s time for our Hearts at Home Third Thursday Thoughts Blog Hop! This is where you get to hear and interact with other Hearts at Home mom bloggers who answer the same question. Today’s topic is this: If you could go back in time and tell your teenage...
What’s your fuel and what’s the level of your fuel tank? Today’s Vlog addresses how to take care of yourself so you can take care of your family! It’s a quick little video packed with practical help! (If you have trouble viewing the video,...
My friend Becky recently introduced me to a new devotional. Honestly, I’m not too much of a “devotional” person. I tend to like to let God lead and be a bit more spontaneous in my Bible reading. But I am LOVING this new devotional! It’s...
On the 25th of June, Mark and I will be celebrating 28 years of marriage. To celebrate, we spent last week in Florida together…just the two of us. We decided to take that trip exactly 7 days before we left. Crazy, huh? Spontaneity is an important part of...
Congratulations to these three moms who won our giveaways this week: Jo Mahnke won a copy of My Heart’s at Home! Laura (uniquetravels.net) won a copy of Project Dad! Jenn (56093) also won a copy of Project Dad! I’ll send each of you an email with details...
“Encourage your children to connect with their grandparents by calling them frequently with everyday or special news.” ~Emily Hernandez
