I remember the day well. I was knee deep in dishes and diapers, daydreaming about the teacher conferences I used to attend. I’d always return home filled with vision and new ideas for the classroom. I needed that conference experience now, but not for teaching; I...
Thanksgiving is just four days away. In the midst of the hustle and bustle of Thanksgiving, we often forget to stop and truly be thankful. Since we usually devote Monday to marriage topics, it seems only right that we pause and express our gratitude for what we...
“The ultimate purpose of marriage is not to make us happy, but to glorify God.” ~ Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Fingerprints amaze me. There’s not one set of fingerprints like another. I believe its evidence of an incredibly creative God! Personalities are like fingerprints. There’s not one personality like another. We may share certain personality traits with other...
Our new clean eating journey has us experimenting with new foods, new spices, and new ways of making some of our favorite recipes. We’ve cut out refined sugars, GMO (genetically modified organism) foods, and artificial sweeteners, as well as reducing dairy and...
The first date Mark and I took after becoming parents was when Anne was just a little less than a month old. Because I was nursing, we could only go out for about two hours, but it was a break we both needed. As we added kids, it wasn’t as easy to get away, but...
“There are two gifts we should give our children; one is roots, the other is wings.” ~Unknown
November 13, 2013. It’s a day I’ll never forget. Most people who have received a diagnosis that changes their life remember the date the news was delivered. And the time. And the circumstances. I was headed to the Hearts at Home office for a meeting I was...
Today’s post is from a mom who attended my No More Perfect Kids workshop this past weekend at the Hearts at Home conference. There’s no better gift to an author or speaker than a letter from someone who has applied what you’ve taught and it’s...
“If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?” ~Milton...
It’s hard to believe that the holidays are just around the corner. With that in mind, today’s blog post is from my friend Marianne Miller. A mom of four boys, Marianne has a passion for helping moms raise grateful kids. Today she will encourage you as you...
We got the first call three weeks ago when Mark’s father was found unconscious in his apartment where he lived alone. After two weeks of hospitalization, the doctors began to tell us that he would likely not regain consciousness and recover. Because his wife...
“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” ~Mother...
I remember when Liz Curtis Higgs talked at a Hearts at Home conference about her control issues in her marriage. She said that she knew things had gotten out of hand the day she and her husband pulled into a parking lot. He was driving and said to her, “Where...
“Marriage is not a noun, it’s a verb. It isn’t something you get, it’s something you do. It’s the way you love your partner every day.” ...
