Ok, so this should make you laugh. Today, I was driving down the road to pick up my son. I’d driven at least 8 miles when I came to a stoplight. The car next to me was honking like crazy so I rolled down the window. The frantic woman said, “You have a cat...
Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart. ~Corrie Ten Boom
Last week I gave you some ideas for spending some extended time with God. If you missed that post click here. Today I want to talk about prayer. Prayer is simply talking with God! Nothing fancy needed…just talk to God like you would a friend sitting across from...
I recently found a card Mark gave me last year on our anniversary. It’s words are so true:What is marriage? It’s vacuuming carpets and hammering nails. It’s saving a dollar by shopping at sales. It’s balancing checkbooks and paying off...
When you read this blog post today, will you please pray for Mary Provance? Mary is my daughter-in-law’s mom and she has been diagnosed with leukemia. And of all the kinds of leukemia there are, she has the bad kind.A little over a year ago, Mary and I were...
Thirteen years ago when I found out I was pregnant with Austin just two weeks before Mark’s vasectomy surgery, we had to laugh. By that time, I had been leading a large moms in our community for six years. And Hearts at Home was just two years old. God...
It was a beautiful wedding. That’s about all I can think of to say today. I’m pretty exhausted today and just soaking in the reality of being here at home with my husband, my two boys, and the reality of a new normal.Motherhood…it’s the only...
It’s wedding day at the Savage’s. At 6pm tonight, Erica and Kendall will officially start their new life together.We started off the day with all of the girls going out for breakfast and then on to get our nails done together. (Picture l-r: me, daughter...
Yesterday is a canceled check; tomorrow is a promissory note; today is the only cash you have – so spend it wisely. ~Kay Lyons
Last week I asked if some of you would be interested in learning more about the concept of snacks and meals with God. (If you missed the original post click here.) I asked if you would like to get serious about planning some extended time with God. I’m thrilled...
Thanks to all of you who took the time to follow the directions and posted for the first time on a blog! It was great hearing from you!Jess asked “how do I get an official blog ID?” It’s really easy! Just click here and sign up for a Google ID....
Without pain, God could never make the most of our lives. ~David Roper
I’m sorry it’s been since last Thursday that I posted. I’ve been a bit under the weather. I’m still dealing with pain from an auto accident a year and a half ago. I’ve been doing trigger point injections in my shoulder and they’ve...
Do you live in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, or Ohio? Or would you like to hop on a plane and head to Grand Rapids, Michigan? The Hearts at Home Great Lakes event will take place Oct 2-3, 2009 at the DeVos Center in Grand Rapids, MI. I’ll be there as well as Dr....
Many years ago I was in a moms small group with three other women. We encouraged each other as wives and moms, prayed together, and shared life experiences with one another. I remember our leader, Janice, sharing about her frustrations of having only...
