Two months ago my son and daughter-in-law made a move to Chicago to allow Evan to pursue his dream to be a professional musician. His band, Emerson, is playing a showcase in Nashville, TN, next Tuesday evening: July 27, 2010 at 7pmThe Rutledge410 4th Ave...
“We need to face our fears as mothers not just because it’s good mental health but because our children are...
Two nights ago I hosted a girl’s night out at my house. We kicked the boys out (well, we were nice about it) and ate pizza, talked, played games, talked, made sundaes, talked….you get the picture!Every mom needs a community of women around her who...
I first wrote about our “one car season” in February here. While we borrowed a car for two of the past six months, our “one car season” wasn’t nearly as bad as we feared it would be. We found that we actually enjoyed being together...
When I wrote the book My Heart’s at Home, I wrote about 12 roles that home plays in our life. One of those roles is “Home as a Cultural Center.” Growing up our family had many international friendships. When we lived on the Indiana University campus...
As we were driving to church recently, we heard Renee Swope with the Proverbs 31 Radio Program refer to grace-giving in marriage as being similar to how cartilage protects the joints in our body. The cartilage in between joints keeps the bones from rubbing...
“Baking cookies is one way of saying, ‘Welcome home.’ It says, ‘You’re worth the time and trouble.’ It says, ‘Let’s share something...
Mark and I are tucked away from technology for the remainder of this week enjoying some time with our family. This will be a short post from my phone. We hiked today at Turkey Run State Park. I worked hard to be a “Yes Mom” when the boys wanted to climb...
A couple of weeks ago our daughter Anne was having trouble getting her checkbook to balance. She went over and over it and finally decided to go to the bank to inquire about some discrepancies. She began to explain to the teller some of her concerns. ...
Our family is on vacation this week so I’m featuring a guest post by Angie Reedy, a mom of two little ones. Her post perfectly fits the summer challenge I made several weeks ago encouraging us all to do a getaway with our husband of at least 24 hours without the...
“If we meet all our children’s needs all the time, they will not develop coping strategies of their...
Last week my daughter, Anne, introduced me to a great homemade pizza dough. We all loved it and it made for an affordable Friday night pizza meal! I just had to share it with you!Flour Mixture:1 pkg yeast1 cup whole wheat flour1/2 tsp salt1 cup water...
Last summer I ran this post on being a “yes” mom. Because I personally need the challenge once again, I’m re-posting it for this July!Last week my boys ran inside and said, “Mom, mom…it’s so hot outside! Can we see if...
This weekend, I did some strategy shopping. I went to several stores to take advantage of their sales or catalina deals (a catalina deal is when you buy certain products and get a coupon to use on your next order.) At one store in town (Jewel), they had an incredible...
“Always look for the sacred moments throughout the day… they are there for the...
