Blog Hop: What’s your favorite summer recipe?

It’s our Hearts at Home Third Thursday Blog Hop!  Today’s topic is a great blog hop topic because we’re sharing our favorite summer recipes! If you receive my post by email, jump over to jillsavage.org and click on the links at the bottom of this...

God’s Truth for Today

“The revelation of God is whole and pulls our life together. The signposts of God are clear and point out the right road. The life-maps of God are right, showing the way to joy. The direction of God are plain and easy on the eyes. God’s reputation is...

Strategies to Help You Set Goals for Your Marriage

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...

Friday’s Quote of the Week

“When you feel you’re “drowning” in life’s situations, don’t worry. Your lifeguard walks on water.” ~Anonymous

For Sanity’s Sake

Today’s guest post is from Michele Cushatt. Michele is an author and popular Hearts at Home speaker. Michele, her husband Troy, their three teenage boys, and three 5-year-olds they currently have guardianship of, make their home in Colorado. For more information...

What to do when a friend is hurting…

I received a Facebook message last week from a mom who has a friend going through a tough time.  Her friend’s husband had an affair, had separated from her, and now she weathering a crisis she didn’t see coming. She wrote me because she knew I’d been...

Friday’s Quote of the Week

” Our children are not going to be just “our children” – they are going to be other people’s husbands and wives and the parents of our grandchildren.” ~ Mary S. Calderone

“Come to Mama”

Today’s guest post is by Kathy Koch, Ph.D.,  the Founder and President of Celebrate Kids, Inc., of Fort Worth, TX.  Dr. Koch is a favorite Hearts at Home workshop speaker whose wit and wisdom brings such encouragement and direction to moms in the trenches.  I...

Friday’s Quote of the Week

” A mother’s love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, and it never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking.” ~ Helen Steiner Rice

Slowing Down for the Summer

I love the change of pace in the summer. Sure for some families, baseball and swim team kicks in so there are games to watch and meets to attend.  That used to be our summer when the boys were younger, but not so much anymore. Here at the Savage household we do a lot...

3 Steps for Planning an Adventure-filled Summer

Today’s guest post is by Terri Weeks and Laura Hoevener, family travel authors from Cincinnati, Ohio. They are the authors of Adventures Around Cincinnati: A Parent’s Guide to Unique and Memorable Places to Explore With Your  Kids (www.adventuresaroundcincinnati.com)...

I have good news!

My husband is home! So many of you have been lifting us up in prayer since my post in early February.  I am humbled at the people God has raised up to pray for us for the past 4 months.  If you have been among them, I want to thank you.  Your encouragement, support,...

10 Summer Sanity Savers Every Mom Needs To Know

Yesterday, I received this question on Facebook from a mom: Summer got here before I was ready. I have not come up with a plan for how to entertain my 5,4 and 2 year old and I am exhausted with #4 growing inside. I really need a Hearts at Home reboot plan! I want to...

Oh the joys of potty-training…

I recently ran into a friend who has two little ones.  She was trying to potty train child number one and was finding herself very frustrated. I remember trying to potty train child number one at the age of 2 (child number two came along when she was 27 months old and...