Keep those “wild thing” comments coming! They are an encouragement to us all. I thought of another wild thing Mark and I did this summer. We rented the honeymoon suite at a local hotel for our 25th wedding anniversary. Yes, it cost more than a regular...
It’s really feeling like fall here in the Midwest. The air is chilly, the trees are colorful, and the leaves are falling!While planting our garden this spring, Mark decided to plant some pumpkin seeds he had left from the fall. We’ve never grown pumpkins...
Thank you to all of you who have shared your “wild side” for the October contest! I’ve loved reading all of your comments and I’ve laughed aloud at a few of them. If you haven’t read DeEtte’s “wild side” comment, you...
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. ~Robert Brault
Thursday night is the start of my husband’s weekend. Because his days off are Friday and Saturday, he always wants to do something fun on Thursday night like most people would normally do on Friday night. Over dinner we talked about what we might do like rent a...
It’s Hearts at Home weekend in Grand Rapids, Michigan where over 1500 moms will gather together in just a few hours! If you’re in the area, we still have room for walk-ins and we’ve waived the late registration fee due to the challenge of the...
The last month has been a challenging month for me physically. I haven’t felt well with my fibromyalgia and because of that, I stopped exercising. When I visited the doctor she asked if I was exercising and I couldn’t lie.”I was all summer,” I...
I’ve heard from two of you that went to see Fireproof. I was able to see it on Saturday and I have to say that I thought it was fabulous! What a powerful movie about loving someone even if it’s hard. This movie casts hope for marriages. If you can go see...
When parents do too much for their children, their children do too little for themselves. ~Elbert Hubbard
Friday is quickly approaching. There’s a presidential debate you want to see. And then Saturday, all kinds of yard work needs to get done. And Sunday after church, a nice relaxing afternoon at home sure sounds nice.But why make this a typical weekend? For the...
This weekend a special movie is opening in the U.S. From the makers of Facing The Giants, Fireproof is a movie designed to celebrate marriage and more importantly to give hope to hurting marriages. If you haven’t heard about Fireproof you need to know all about...
I’m always looking for new women who understand what my life is like. As the Hearts at Home blog tour continues, check out some of these mom blogs!9/23 – 9/27 ~ Meredith Sterk ~ http://www.confessionsofaslackermom.blogspot.com/9/22 – 9/27~ Sarah ~...
A family’s love makes a house a home. ~Thomas Kinkade
We’ve left our momma cat alone for a couple of days, but today we climbed the ladder again and took a peek. We saw three beautiful little kittens and unfortunately one dead one. Of course, Mark wasn’t home and there was already a horrible stench so Kolya...
Hearts at Home is having our first ever blog tour during the month of September. Women are choosing to either Dedicate a Day or Devote a Week to share with others their experience with Hearts at Home. The women who are devoting a week are running contests on their...
