One thing that Mark and I have been working on over the last year is learning to ask for comfort and give comfort to one another. What we’re finding is that this increases vulnerability and deepens emotional intimacy. Before we understood the importance of...
“When you are worried about your children, remember: Worry is like a rocking chair. You may feel like you’re doing something, but it won’t get you anywhere.” ~Unknown
We’re just 10 days out from the National Hearts at Home conference where over 5000 moms will be gathering to get their mom batteries recharged! If you live too far away to attend the conference, you can order a Conference To-Go through this coming Monday. This...
At the end of the mowing season in the Fall, our lawnmower died. In the past few weeks both our washing machine and dishwasher have died and our car needed $500 in repairs. Yesterday when Mark and I rolled out of bed we found that our bed sheets were so threadbare...
Today’s guest post is from Pam Farrel. Pam and her husband, Bill, are international speakers and bestselling authors of over 35 books including Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti. Pam is a special friend of mine…we bonded as we co-wrote the...
“The proof that you love someone is not that you have warm affectionate feelings toward them. The proof is in your actions, your words and your sacrifice, your willingness to give the best of yourself and your willingness to get nothing in return.”...
Today guest post is brought to us Angie Reedy. With a wonderful husband and three young children, Angie is writing her way through motherhood. She shares how the laughter, sentiment, and sometimes craziness of real life provide insight into the love of God at...
I’ve shared before that we do a birthday breakfast tradition at our house. When we celebrate a birthday, it’s cake and ice cream for breakfast! However, when Mark asked me yesterday what I wanted for birthday breakfast, I told him I really didn’t...
Mark and I recently saw a friend we hadn’t seen for a long time. We asked how he and his wife were doing. He said, “We’re learning to flirt well and flirt often.” I loved his answer! This is a couple that’s been married about 30 years!...
“The greatest gift a parent can give a child is unconditional love. As a child wanders and strays, finding his bearings,he needs a sense of absolute love from a parent. There is nothing wrong with tough love, as long as the love is unconditional.” ~George...
Today is the Hearts at Home Third Thursday Blog Hop where you get the opportunity to hop around on other mom’s blogs to interact with them and their honest message about the topic. Because today’s topic is No More Perfect Marriages, I thought I’d...
One of the things I’m trying to do is to be more intentional about sleep. My body needs good sleep and quite frankly, I need about 9 hours a night. How in the world does a mom get the sleep she needs? I’ve found there’s one way to make it happen:...
Today I’m accompanying Austin and a friend to Moody Bible Institute for a college visit. Austin is a junior, but he’ll be graduating early in December, so we’re in the process of figuring out what life looks like after high school for him. He...
Today’s Marriage Monday is brought to you by Milan and Kay Yerkovich. The Yerkovich’s book How We Love has been a complete game-changer in our marriage over the past year. It’s also changed how we parent and tune into our kids’ emotional...
“Love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything. Be quick to give a meal to the hungry, a bed to the homeless—cheerfully. Be generous with the different things God gave you, passing them around so all get in on it: if...
