Need an easy way to keep kitchen counter papers disguised? Try a picnic basket on the counter. Mark found this picnic basket in the trash at a friend’s house. It had been damaged by water in their basement. After we cleaned it up, I decided to try it as an...
For some time, people have been telling our son how much he looks like Justin Bieber. We definitely saw the similarity and kept telling Austin that he needed to find a look-a-like job and make some money. Last summer, we were visiting our son and his wife who live in...
When two become one, does it mean you have to do everything together? Today’s Marriage Monday looks at what “doing life together” really means. Mark says… Yesterday, we spent much of the afternoon and early evening working in the yard. There...
Congratulations to these three moms who won books in this week’s giveaways: Megan DiMaria’s fiction books: Robin (robinsnest) Robin (motherbirdof5) I’m Glad I’m a Mom: Melba Congrats ladies! You’ll get an email from me requesting more...
“To adopt a child is to take that child out of poverty and loneliness and introduce him or her to a world of love, hope and possibility. There is no greater achievement”. ~Rudolph W. Giuliani
Today’s post is from my friend, Connie Neal. Connie was a speaker at Hearts at Home many years ago. She recently Facebooked me after attending a conference where she was challenged on her role as a mother. After our Facebook dialogue, I asked her to write her...
There is a competitive side in me and that showed up yesterday in our “Jack Bauer” discussion. I’ll have you know that there were 39 of us who had no idea who Jack Bauer was and there were 42 of you who knew he was a character from the television...
Dr. Todd Cartmell is a favorite Hearts at Home workshop speaker. He’s the author of several books, including Project Dad, Respectful Kids, and Keep the Siblings-Lose the Rivalry. Currently practicing in Wheaton, Illinois, Dr. Cartmell and his wife, Lora, have...
The Bible tells us that when a man and woman are married, they are to “leave and cleave.” That wording is found in the King James version of Genesis 2:24. We don’t tend to use the word “cleave” in today’s language so here’s...
“Do you want to do something beautiful for God? There is a person who needs you. This is your chance.” ~Mother Teresa
I recently cleaned out our toy room and did some major reorganizing. Many of the puzzle boxes were damaged. I cut out the picture of what the puzzle looked like and taped it to the outside of a plastic zip-lock bag. Once the puzzle pieces were in the bag, I was...
Need an easy way to clean toys? Put them in a mesh, laundry bag and run them through the dishwasher. It not only cleans them, but sterilizes them as well!
This week I’ll be in Colorado. I’m going to speak at two MOPS groups, to do some recording for Focus on the Family, and to get the word out to the moms in Colorado that there will be a Hearts at Home conference in Colorado October 7-8! Over 28 years of...
Congratulations to Erin (erinb1) and Katie (Geiger) who won the drawing for the devotional from Tuesday’s Slow Down and Simplify discussion. Here’s God’s truth for our Easter weekend from Matthew 28: After the Sabbath, as the first light of the new...
“”Give up,” I was told. But how could I? I wasn’t thinking of him as a boy who needed adoption. In my heart he was already my son. I simply had to bring him home.” ~Cheryl Carter Shotts
