“When it comes to my children, God teach me the difference between guidance and control.” ~Megan...
I’ve been baking cut out cookies with my kids for 29 years. Through many disappointments and trials and errors, I’ve finally learned how to do it well at every stage of mothering. Let me share my secrets with you! Here’s the recipe I use: Cut-Out Cookies 1/2 c....
Several Christmases ago I was feeling stressed as a ran errands and listened to Christmas music in my car. The song “Let It Snow” came on and without thinking I found myself singing along to the tune. When it came to the chorus, without thinking I changed...
“Determine to pray more words over your marriage than you speak about your marriage.” ~Lysa TerKeurst
Guess what? Registration is now open for our 2015 Hearts at Home National Conference in Bloomington, Illinois! Just in time to ask for attending the Hearts at Home conference as your Christmas gift! Our 2015 speakers include Dr. Gary Chapman, Lysa Terkeurst, Ken...
Today’s guest post comes to us from Marcy Van Fossen. Marcy is a mom of four who attended the Minnesota Hearts at Home conference in November. She caught me during the conference and shared her passion to help girls who have been bullied. I encouraged her to...
Dr. Kathy Koch’s new Hearts at Home book is due out in the Spring. This is an important read for parents of all ages and stages of parenting. It may have “teens” in the title, but this will benefit you even before you’re parenting teens. I was...
“The family is one of God’s greatest masterpieces.” ~Unknown
Do you have something you find yourself complaining about a lot? Is there a stress in your life that doesn’t seem to go away? Do you have one person who will be coming to Thanksgiving dinner that just grates on your nerves? How about a hard place in your life...
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...
