Dear Jill, I read one of your articles. The last sentence spoke to me. I will paraphrase: Could I make changes in the pace of my life to allow me to respond, rather than react? I am working on this. My question, however is; what if I am at a place where I don’t feel...
“One of the greatest ministries a wife can have in her husband’s life is the ministry of encouragement through admiration. Not flattery, but sincere praise.” —-Carole Mayhall
Last week the Savage family spent 8 days in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida. It was a much-needed break. We sat on the beach, sat by the pool, sat on the beach, and sat by the pool some more. Yeah, we’re rather boring on vacation. We do NOTHING and love every...
“God often proves Himself when we feel we have the least to offer.” — Beth Moore
Dear Jill, I have a question for you. I have 3 children. My middle child (age 8) has a sense of entitlement. I’m not exactly certain how this happened, since our oldest has not shown issues with this. I am a social worker and have always talked to my kids about...
“In Christ we are important, we are qualified, we are good.” — Neil T. Anderson
Today’s guest post is from Carla Link. Carla and her husband, Joey have served with an international parenting ministry for over 20 years and Carla’s degree is in social work. Joey and Carla have written a book that has just been published titled, “Why Can’t I Get My...
Dear Jill, I read your post about seeing others through God’s eyes. My question is “how?” How do you see others through God’s eyes? Margee Dear Margee, There are several steps to seeing others–especially people who are...
When talking about the challenging past year with a friend of mine, she asked me how I kept bitterness out of my heart when dealing with my husband’s depression and desert season as well as my son’s mental health challenges more recently. I responded to...
I’m an internal processor. That means I think about a lot of things that I never talk about. It’s how I’m wired and works well for me when I’m operating as an individual. However, it proves to be a challenge in my marriage. I will often...
“The past should not be a place where we live, but something from which we learn.” — Stormie Omartian
Today is our Third Thursday Blog Hop where you get to interact with other mom bloggers who are discussing the topic of the day: No More Perfect Days. As a mom, I like to have my ducks in a row. However, it seems that my ducks more often like to waddle in a different...
Yesterday and today I’m partnering with Focus on the Family to bring you two 30 minute radio programs of encouragement! If you missed yesterday’s program, you can listen to part one HERE. Today you can listen to part two of our discussion! If you’re...
Today and tomorrow I’m partnering with Focus on the Family to bring you two 30 minute radio programs of encouragement! You can listen to part one online HERE. If you’re dropping by from the Focus on the Family website, welcome! So glad you’ve joined...
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