On Thursday I had one of the nicest birthday’s I remember having in a long time. There was nothing particularly spectacular about the day…rather it was filled with some of the simple things in life. When Mark asked me what I wanted to do for my birthday,...
“Worry doesn’t empty tomorrow of its sorrows. It empties today of its strength.”~Corrie Ten Boom
Life with little ones…help!By Jill Savage(written 12 years ago when our youngest was born)In the past six months I have had more people ask me, “So how is life with four children?” My reply has consistently been, “Life with four is not a...
Today is birthday day at the Savage’s. We’ve already had cake and ice cream for breakfast and opened presents. Yesterday we spent the day in Chicago attending a show at Medieval Times. This is Kolya’s 6th birthday celebration with our family, yet it...
Thank you to all of you who participated in our friendship discussion over the past week and a half. It’s been a great conversation about the joys and the challenges of friendship. I’d like to offer 5 tips for friendship based upon our discussion:1) You do...
“Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they didn’t have it on their schedule, didn’t know it was coming, or are too rigid to depart from the routine.”~Erma Bombeck
My friendship with MarLo (far left in picture) is slowly restoring my belief that the pastor’s wife really can have a good friend in the church. I’ve experienced alot of hurt over the years with people coming and going at church. You spend time with them,...
Aromatherapy for the Familyby Jill SavageIt’s amazing where your sense of smell can take you. One whiff of someone’s perfume can bring to mind a special friend who used to wear the same fragrance. The smell of cookies baking will take you back to when you...
Last week Mark and I had the opportunity to spend a whole 48 hours in Orlando, Florida at a church planting conference. While there I had the opportunity to have dinner with long-distance friends Nancy (left) and Doris (middle). Nancy and Doris used to live in...
Everyone needs a friend or two who you can allow to see the “less than ideal” side of you. My friends Becky, Tonya, and Diane are those friends. Being the CEO of Hearts at Home could be a full-time job if I let it be. But I’m unwilling to do that....
My friend Becky is a cheerleader! She is faithful in cheering me when life is good and when life is hard. She’s also a prayer warrior. When Becky says she will pray…I know she means it. Becky and I live about 30 minutes from each other so we don’t...
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.”~Fred Rogers
The ABC’s of a Healthy MarriageBy Jill SavageIt’s been twenty-two years since Mark and I said, “I do”. We promised to love, honor, and cherish one another. We promised “for better or for worse”. We were so in love. We were ready to...
My friend Amy is like an adopted aunt to my children. Amy and I met at church. She’s single and lives away from extended family so she’s become a member of our extended family. Amy and I have helped each other out on home projects. We’ve taken care...
My friend Crystal is my walking buddy. She’s also the closest thing to a neighbor that I have. When we first moved to the country, the subdivision I now see out my western windows didn’t even exist. Now I have “neighbors” about a half mile...
