Tell us what YOU think about the Hearts at Home website!

Through the end of this month, you have the chance to win a $100 Visa gift card!  It’s simple – just tell us what you think of the Hearts at Home website!  We want the Hearts at Home website to be the premier go-to place for...

Living With Less…Book Excerpt

Sacrifice: Forfeit to WinToday I’m featuring an excerpt from Living with Less So Your Family Has More over on the Guideposts Blog.  Click here to read!

Spring Break Ideas for Moms

It’s Spring Break season…If you are not planning on making a trip to some warm, tropical getaway during the week of Spring Break, think about some of the things you’ve been wanting to take the time to teach the kids.  Consider also some of the places...

Fun Mom Words

MomsenseSomething we know we have that our children confuse with nonsense.Momotonouswhen a mom catches herself saying the same things over and over because NO ONE IS LISTENING TO HER!MomumentalA momumental day is when you somehow find time to use the...

Integrating New Ideas Into Real Life

Every Sunday, the Bloomington, Illinois newspaper, The Pantagraph, runs the Hearts at Home newspaper column.  This weekly column is written my myself and three other moms to encourage families.  You can find the column online here with new encouragement...

My Daughter is Becoming a Mommy

Today my daughter, Anne, wrote a beautiful letter to her little one due in just a few weeks.  I wanted to share it with you on the eve of Anne’s first Hearts at Home conference that she is attending as an expecting mom.  You can read it on her blog...

Homemade Freezer Cookies

I have a confession to make.  If there’s sugar in the house, I have no self-control.  Seriously…I’ve learned that the only way to stay true to a healthy diet is to keep sweet treats out of the house.But I don’t want to deprive my kids...

It’s Not Too Late To Join the Fun at Hearts at Home!

The winner of the Growing Grateful Kids book drawing is Megan who posted as “The Dowell Family.”  I’ll contact you by email Megan to get your mailing address.  Congrats!I was so inspired by all the stories shared…if you missed reading...

Do you know a mom in Europe?

The picture to the left was taken last April in Vienna, Austria. It’s a picture of our volunteer Hearts at Home leadership in Austria. What a great group of moms! Several years ago, Hearts at Home walked through a door God opened to encourage moms in Europe....

Friday’s Quote of the Week

‘These days it may seem impossible to raise godly children, but God can step in and make the impossible a divine...

Growing Grateful Kids

I’ve had the privilege of getting to know a wonderful mom from Minnesota.  Susie Larson first spoke at a Hearts at Home conference several years ago.  We connected as speakers first, but quickly found out that we had alot in common as moms.Susie has...

Living With Less…Birthday cakes

This past week we celebrated two birthdays in our family and we did both in a “living with less” style. Kolya turned 16 and his cake request is always an ice cream cake.  A purchased ice cream cake is $20 or more, but a homemade one is right...