“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.'” ~Mary Anne...
What about you? Do you need to up your forgiveness quota?
Last fall, I had the rare opportunity to see a movie before it was released. When Hearts at Home was contacted by the Moms’ Night Out movie team to discuss reaching moms together, I told my team that I wouldn’t endorse something that I hadn’t seen....
One of the hardest parts of dealing with cancer treatment is the fear of the unknown. I’m happy to leverage my experience to take away that fear as much as possible. Here are 5 things I didn’t about radiation treatments until I started them, some photos,...
“The world belongs to those who Dream Boldly, Care Deeply, and Work Diligently.” ~Author Unknown
“Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage– it can be delightful” ~George Bernard Shaw
What is the right size? The right color? The perfect gift for Mother’s Day? Let your hubby off the hook this Mother’s Day by telling him exactly what you want: A registration to the Hearts at Home North Central Conference November 7-8 in Rochester, MN or a...
With my cancer journey, we’ve obviously had quite a few medical bills landing in our mailbox. Three times in the past three months, I have discovered mistakes on our EOB–Explanation of Benefits that are sent to us on each claim. In each case I had...
“To live is to die to how we wanted it to be.” ~ Jack Kornfield
I just love hearing from readers and how my books have impacted their lives in some way. Yesterday I received two messages from readers and both were about Professionalizing Motherhood. One was from a mom here in the good ole USA and one was from a mom in Poland!...
A few days ago, my 17-year-old son said, “Mom, come listen to the song I wrote!” I put down what I was doing and headed into the living room. As soon as he started playing his song, my phone rang in the other room. He stopped. “Do you need to answer...
“Just because I fail, does not mean I am a failure. I am free to struggle, hurt, fail, and be imperfect. But through Christ Jesus on the cross, I have been forgiven, healed, and made perfect.” ...
Hello Jill, After reading No More Perfect Moms, I decided to present a challenge to some dear friends: Go a whole month with out saying or doing anything negative towards our husbands. I’m personally in the habit if rearranging the dishes in the dishwasher or...
Wife first. Mother second. Internalizing that statement has taken me most of the nearly 30 years I’ve been a mom. A mom’s knee-jerk response is to put the kids before the marriage. After all…your child needs you to care for their basic...
Jesus experienced terrible physical pain. He was betrayed by a friend. He was disappointed by his friends who fell asleep when they should have been praying and when they denied knowing him. He was falsely accused. I’ve experience physical pain. I’ve been...
