If you tried to enter yesterday’s giveaway, you probably ran into a technical glitch when trying to leave a comment! I’m so sorry! The problem is fixed now so if you want to enter the giveaway, you can leave a comment here! Take two! (If you emailed me...
Today’s post is a guest post from my friend, Dr. Meg Meeker. Dr. Meeker has the wisdom of a pediatrician and the heart of a mother. She’s the best-selling author of six book and has appeared on The Today Show, Today with Kathie-Lee and Hoda, Dateline with...
Mark: Did you know that if you divorce and hire a divorce lawyer you’ll spend $250-$400/hour? Do you know the average marriage counselor costs about $100/hour and many offer sliding scale fees based upon income? Jill: Why are so many of us willing to put the...
Mark: Jill and I have made many changes over the years to improve our marriage. We’ve both looked at our own contributions to the hurts in our marriage and worked to make the changes we’ve needed to make. Jill: Because we’re not perfect, we’ll...
Today’s post is a message of encouragement for at-home moms from Donna Otto. Donna was a keynote speaker at our Hearts at Home conferences in the early years. Her books, including Loving Life As An At-Home Mom, were a source of encouragement for me during the...
Can I just tell you how much I love my publisher? Moody Publishers is the absolute BEST! They have agreed to allow us to have the biggest launch team for a book release we’ve ever had! We’re looking for a few…400 to be exact…moms who love...
Mark says: Performance reviews in the workplace are not usually something most of us look forward to. Even if it helps you improve in your job and provides valuable feedback to help you move up the corporate ladder, most of us resist the process. Jill says: Yet,...
“Honey, you won’t believe this! One of the stores I install countertops for made the quartz kitchen counters wrong for this job I’m doing. The thing is…they made them wrong two times! To make up for the time I’ve not been able to be paid for (no homeowner will pay for...
Several years ago when we were hosting a young man from Poland, he wanted to make a traditional Polish meal for our family. I took him to the grocery store to pick up the ingredients he needed and he asked me where the leek’s were. I had no idea. I’d never...
Today’s post is a guest post from Lisa Hurley. Lisa is self described as a psychologist by education, writer by nature, and stay-at-home mom by choice. She lives in central Illinois with her husband, Matt, and their two girls, ages 5 and 3. Lisa serves as a...
Mark says: Listening is one of the most important intimacy-building communication gifts God has given couples. It’s often been said that listening is so important to God that he gave us one mouth and two ears. He really wants us to listen to one another. Jill...
Mark: I was asking a family we were visiting with the other day about their holiday traditions of putting up a tree and decorating it. The husband said with resignation, “My wife wants things done a certain way. The kids and I have just decided to stay out of...
Peer pressure. Those two words are usually associated with the teen years. Yet you and I face peer pressure everyday. When you see your neighbor’s new minivan, does it make your old beater look even worse? When you hear all the activities your best friend has...
Mark: The holiday season is upon us. In just a few days family will be descending upon your home or you’ll be headed to Aunt Mabel’s house for Thanksgiving. Jill: Yummy food and time with family beckons us while quite possibly, stress is waiting in the wings. The...
Mark: Jill and I spent this past weekend with over 2500 moms at the North Central Regional Hearts at Home Conference. While I go with her to serve and work the conference, I also get the opportunity to hear some wonderful speakers. At this conference, I really...
