“You may not be in an ideal situation, but you have an ideal God!” ~Dr. Tony Evans
Today’s guest post is from Dr. Todd Cartmell, a speaker at our upcoming 2014 Hearts at Home North Central Conference! You don’t want to miss Dr. Cartmell, Dr. Kathy Koch, Crystal Paine (aka Money Saving Mom) Angela Thomas, and dozens of other incredible...
In August, I attended the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit and heard an excellent session by Joseph Grenny, one of the authors of Crucial Conversations. While the session had wonderful takeaways for leadership conversations, I couldn’t help thinking that it...
“Worry and worship cannot exist in the same space. One always displaces the other. Choose worship.” ~Louie Giglio
So many of you have walked through my breast cancer journey with me. I am so grateful for your prayers, your encouraging words, and your efforts to cheer me on on the hard days! I’m feeling more like myself every day. Mark and I are eating clean (no...
As a former pastor’s wife, I’ve wanted for a long time to write a post titled “How To Leave A Church Well.” When I look back on our 20+ years of church ministry, the biggest pain points were connected to people leaving the church. It...
Mark and I have started talking about the next No More Perfect book. Yep, No More Perfect Marriages is on the radar screen. While it’s release will be several years from now, Mark and I are talking through the messages we want to include in the book. If...
“One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.” ~Lewis Carroll
Today’s post is from Tina Hollenbeck. Tina serves with Dr. Kathy Koch at Celebrate Kids, Inc. She describes herself as a wife, mother, teacher, writer, survivor, and a voice. Tina’s story addresses raising resilient kids. I love seeing how moms carry out...
“Piglet noticed that even though he had a very small heart, it could hold a rather large amount of gratitude.” ~A.A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh)
“God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.” ~ John Piper
My friend Amy felt great after stepping off the scale. She dropped fifteen pounds! However just moments later, she saw a picture on her phone of her lying on the beach. She felt disgusted by her chubby arms and dimply thighs. She was near tears as she stared at the...
Today’s guest post is from Emily Wierenga. Emily is a wife and mom of two. From her home in Canada, she writes from the heart and isn’t afraid to talk about issues she’s dealt with like eating disorders, infertility, body image, and more. Last year,...
Dear Jill, I’m needing wisdom in dealing with my teenage daughter. I’m going through a divorce. It saddens my heart that my soon to be ex isn’t wanting to be a dad. This is causing my daughter to struggle with her depression and the choices...
Today is another Focus on the Family broadcast day! Today I’m talking with Jim Daly about how to make your home an emotionally safe place to be based upon the My Heart’s at Home book! You can catch the broadcast on your local Christian radio station...
