Today I’m guest posting over at www.michaelhyatt.com. The post is titled “Five Strategies That Make It Easier To Say No.” This is something we all need to be better at in order to keep our hearts at home! You can read the post and join the...
As Mark and I state in the first few sentences of our “College: Higher Education at Lower Cost” chapter in Living With Less So Your Family Has More book…”If you want to know one Savage parenting regret, just ask us about our experience leading...
It’s a snow day here in the Midwest and for a big part of the country. I just love bonus days like this! If you need some inspiration for how to use a bonus day try one or more of these ideas: 1. Bake cookies. (If you have school age kids, it’s a great...
This past Tuesday, we read a letter in the Dear Abby column in our local newspaper. Signed “Happier Than Ever,” the author of the letter shared how a simple change in routine THAT COST ABSOLUTELY NOTHING transformed her marriage. After reading the column...
“Remember, with exercise a little goes a long way and something is better than nothing.” ~Mary Byers
Ok, let’s be honest. We all love our kids and most days we love being a mom…but it takes alot out of us! That’s why Hearts at Home exists. And that’s why I want to personally invite you to one of our 2011 mom conferences! Mom Revolution is...
Today’s post is from my daughter, Anne. She’s following in her mother’s footsteps with a living with less mindset. I always made my own baby food and Anne has also found it much less expensive to do the same. I asked her permission to share this post...
I remember celebrating both sets of my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary’s. This Thursday, my parents will now celebrate 50 years of marriage. What a blessing it has been for Mark and I and our kids to witness such strong commitments to marriage in several...
“I have learned to hold things loosely in my hands as it hurts too badly when God pulls them from my hands.” Corrie ten Boom
Many years ago, a lady from my church brought me a meal after the birth of our third child. Included in the meal was a batch of Six Week Muffins with the recipe attached. I’d never heard of such a thing, but they proved to be a lifesaver for me! This is a...
Yesterday’s conversation about needs and wants was so good! My blog posts are also posted on my Facebook page and there’s always a second conversation going on over at Facebook for each post. I thought two suggestions were worth mentioning here today....
Just like most everyone else, I love a good sale. And right now those after-Christmas sales lure us like a siren call. But I’ve learned the hard way that is doesn’t really matter how good the sale is, I still have to ask this question, “Do I need it...
Our friend Jody made this statement, “The two best indicators of whether you’re living your value system are your calendar and your checkbook.” As we start the new year, most of us give some thought to “resolutions,” or ways that we...
“God has promised to help us, and God always keeps His...
I’m glad so many of you enjoyed Karen Ehman’s post yesterday on organization! I loved reading everyone’s posts. I’m definitely a Take Charge Tina with a little bit of Perfectionist Polly thrown in for good measure. I already made an adjustment...
