Hearts at Home recently received this email about Hearts at Home conferences. I thought it really spoke of the impact that Hearts has had on her mothering, her marriage, and her life in general. Because of that, I wanted to share it with you!Dear Hearts at Home,I am a...
A few weeks ago my husband’s employer changed health insurance companies. That’s a bummer when you’re in the middle of a diagnosis/treatment program like Erica is. Knowing that Mayo was not “in network” I submitted an appeal to allow her...
Hello all,Erica and I are back in Rochester, MN, this week for her specialized therapy. Her myoclonic jerks have slowed down a lot but they are still there. We’re hoping to say goodbye to them forever. She had two sessions of occupational therapy today and was...
“When my kids become unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they’re finished, I climb out.” ~Erma Bombeck
Marriage is harder than we think. There are lulls of “easy” in the middle of the “hard,” but there’s much more “hard” than most of us expect. Why should we expect anything else? Marriage is about blending two completely unique...
“Mom, can we fill up the horse trough and swim?”PS–No, we don’t have horses. The previous owners left the horse trough in our barn! PPS–Join the “yes” mom challenge here!
Can you believe it? It’s the last chapter of our Real Moms…Real Jesus Discussion! I’ve so enjoyed our Tuesday conversations. Thank you to those of you who have joined in the discussions. I’d love to hear from you this week if you’ve been...
I’m jumping up and down today because Mark and I finished the Living With Less So Your Family Can Have More book and sent it off to the publisher this morning! Wahoo!!!!!!!Tomorrow I’ll be posting the Real Moms…Real Jesus Discussion that was supposed...
It was a relaxing holiday weekend at the Savage household. Mark and I sat out on the porch and enjoyed the beautiful weather while finishing up the last 24 hours of our book deadline. Living With Less So Your Family Can Have More is the title the publisher chose. I...
Want to peek inside the Savage home? This video was prepared for our Hearts at Home conferences a year or so ago. It’s a video tour of the Savage house. How does this look like your house?PS. How are you doing being a yes mom this week?
Several years ago I had the opportunity to travel internationally for several different reasons in a year’s time. That year, I wrote the following article for our local newspaper during the week of 4th of July. I thought it would be appropriate to share again...
It’s Tuesday’s Real Moms…Real Jesus Chapter 12 Discussion! This particular chapter is a personal favorite of mine. I love being reminded that God is so much bigger than what we can imagine and he has far more resources than we give Him credit for....
Dear Mark,It’s hard to believe that we’re celebrating 26 years of marriage today. On that hot summer day 26 years ago, we didn’t have any idea about the journey that was ahead of us:If you’d told me we’d be living in Illinois and not in...
Later this summer our daughter and her husband will celebrate 3 year anniversary and our son and daughter-in-law will celebrate their first anniversary! And today Mark and I are celebrating our 26th anniversary!Twenty-six years ago, Mark and I were so young and naïve....
For those of you who are reading Real Moms…Real Jesus, you’ve read the God story of our pond in Chapter 11.I thought you might like to see what our “God Pond” looks like today! One of my favorite things to do in the summer is sit on the porch...
