“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.” ...
There’s nothing more powerful than praying God’s word for your kids. Dr. Kathy Koch and I have dozens of scriptures in the back of the No More Perfect Kids book to guide you in praying for your kids. I’ve pulled a few of the verses to share here...
Today’s guest post is from mom of four, Ruby Reveles. Ruby serves as a G0-To Girl for Hearts at Home which means she tells every mom she knows about Hearts at Home and the Hearts at Home conferences! (By the way, tomorrow is the Best Value Registration deadline...
“Life is lived forward, but understood backward. It is not until we are down the road and we stand on the mountain looking back through the valley that we can appreciate the terrain God has allowed us to scale.” ...
I remember the day well. I’d just found out I was pregnant with our third baby. I’d been a stay-at-home mom for five years but the plan was for me to use my music education degree as soon as child number 2 entered school. That was just a couple of years...
What do Dr. Kathy Koch, Sally Baucke, Crystal Paine, Dr. Todd Cartmell, Julie Barnhill, Linda Dillow, Kendra Smiley, Dr. Juli Slattery, and Angela Thomas all have in common? They (and many others!) are all going to be speaking at the November 7-8, Hearts at Home...
Sex…I could go the rest of my life without it!” I said to my husband, Mark, as we drove up to the bed-and-breakfast we had reserved for a two-day getaway. “I have no desire. I’m so tired, and I can’t seem to ever meet your needs!”...
“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...
