For the past year, Hearts at Home has been working hard to create a fresh look for our organization. Our original logo, created 17 years ago was made out of clip art. Yes, we cut it out of a page, taped it on and copied it. It was time to grow up! Next week will be...
For the past year, Hearts at Home has been working hard to create a fresh look for our organization. Our original logo, created 17 years ago was made out of clip art. Yes, we cut it out of a page, taped it on and copied it. It was time to grow...
Are you looking for a special gift for your sister, sister-in-law, neighbor, or best friend? Or maybe you want to give your hubby a Christmas list of books or mom gear you really want!During the month of December, the Heart Shoppe is offering a 20% discount on all...
“Recalculating,” states the voice on the GPS unit. “Recalculating,” she repeats once again as we find ourselves off course on a trip.It’s a scene most of us are familiar with in some way. Even if we don’t have a GPS unit, we’ve likely been around this new technology...
A special welcome today to K-Love Listeners joining in on today’s Living With Less discussion!Today on a K-Love interview I talked about five changes we can make to simplify Christmas.I want to share those changes with you and then hear about some of the changes...
Mark and I have been reading a book together called Your Spouse Isn’t The Person You Married: Keeping Your Love Strong Through Life’s Changes by Paul and Teri Reisser. Today’s Marriage Monday is focused on staying connected to your spouse...
I just want you to know that I am thankful for all of you that hang out here in the blog world with me. I’m checking out for the rest of the week to spend time with my family for the holidays. Here are some beautiful words from God for us...
There are all kinds of wonderful deals out there for those who are living with less. One of the newest are the “city based” deals that get delivered right into your email box everyday. One of my favorites is Groupon. I recently bought a Christmas...
We once heard the statement that the couple that prays together, stays together. Indeed, that can make a difference in a couple’s level of emotional and spiritual intimacy. Today’s Marriage Monday is about the value of praying together.Mark...
Ok, so I said I would draw a winner for the Homespun Gifts From The Heart book at 10pm on Thursday evening. Guess what I was doing? Sewing.Guess what I was doing at 11pm Thursday? Sewing.Midnight? Sewing1 AM? Yep, you guess…sewing.I...
“Contentment can be reached by small changes, not just major ones. It’s all a matter of...
Mom and I are still sewing today! Wow these quilts are taking a lot longer than we thought! Many of you have asked how to make a t-shirt quilt. After Christmas I’ll do a post on it with pictures of the quilts I made…but in the meantime just google...
My mom and I are spending today sewing T-shirt quilts for Christmas presents (my son and son-in-law know that is what they are getting…they gave me the t-shirts! They just don’t know what they’ll look like!)This year is a living with less Christmas...
I am God’s child. John 1:12 I am Christ’s friend. John 15:15 I have been bought with a price. I belong to God. I Corinthians 6:19,20 I am united with the Lord. I Corinthians 6:17 I am a saint. Ephesians 1:1 I have been adopted as God’s child. Ephesians 1:5 I have...
Too often in marriage communication—and particularly in conflict—we make a big deal out of things that shouldn’t really matter. Today’s Marriage Monday is a reminder for us to not take the bait!Mark says…It’s easy for us to...
