We have winners!

It’s been a busy week here at the Savage household so I apologize for the delay in announcing winners in this week’s drawing. From the responses for those of you who will be joining in the Real Moms…Real Jesus discussion:Glenda from Magnolia, TX is...

Friday’s Quote of the Week

“Don’t be embarrassed to turn to God in moments of maternal desperation–even the ones that seem a little silly–like spilt milk.”~Julie Ann Barnhill

Wednesday’s Words of Encouragement

The Power of Our WordsJill SavageWhen our youngest son was in preschool he sat at the kitchen island telling me about his day at school. I was busy fixing dinner so I multitasked while listening to his story. Finally, he stopped and said, “Mom, listen to...

My Favorite Things

  Today the “My Favorite Things” song from the Sound of Music was running through my head. And it made me think about my favorite things in life. Here are just a few: Favorite store: Aldi—it saves us so much money. Favorite book: Redeeming Love by Francine...

Fresh Starts

It’s a new week and almost a new month. I love that God is the God of fresh starts…every day is a new day! The Bible tells us that his mercies are new every morning. So what does your new week hold for you? My boys are heading back to school after spring...

Spring Break

It’s spring break for us. My boys have been content to just be home, play basketball, do some building projects, bake cookies…pretty easy stuff. I even offered for them to have friends over today (we live out in the country so you can’t just go...

Wednesday’s Words of Encouragement

A Grace-Filled FamilyJill SavageI was late for a meeting early one morning. The church music team met each Tuesday at 6 a.m. for prayer and planning and I always had trouble arriving on time. Once again I had not left in enough time. I jumped into a car we had...

Real Moms…Real Jesus Book Discussion

Just a reminder that I’m going to start the online book discussion for Real Moms…Real Jesus two weeks from today.We’ll start Tuesday, April 7 with a “one chapter a week” discussion every Tuesday. The discussion on Tuesday, April 7 will...

Blog Tour Week 4

It’s the final week of the Real Moms…Real Jesus blog tour. There are so many wonderful mom blogs out there! Most of these carry the same interview but some are doing book giveaways on their blogs!Jennifer...

Immodesty and Marriage

After the webcast, I promised to continue the marriage discussions on my blog. But life got the better part of me and the Hearts at Home conference was right around the corner, so we haven’t been talking about marriage like I’d hoped to. Today, I’d...

Thank you…

Thank you so many of you who have commented or Facebooked me about Erica. Today the medicine is kicking in. The jerks are farther apart, but unfortunately, more severe. We stopped by her work today and she is having to take FMLA (Family Medical Leave of Absence) so...

Friday’s Quote of the Week

“The truth of the matter is that rest is as big a component to health and fitness as diet and exercise.”~Susie Larson

Could I ask you to pray?

Hello blog friends,This week has been a challenging week for my 18-year-old daughter, Erica. Late Saturday night her body began twitching uncontrollably. Initially the doctors thought that she was having a reaction to a new medication she had started. She stopped...

Wednesday’s Words of Encouragement

Don’t be overwhelmed!by Jill Savage For thousands of moms who attended the Hearts at Home conference last weekend, today represents a new beginning. After a weekend of encouragement that’s become known as a pep rally for moms, a mom returns home with fresh...