Today’s post is a guest post from a favorite Hearts at Home speaker! Dr. Todd Cartmell always fills a workshop room at a Hearts at Home conference. Anyone who attends one of his workshops, always walks away with tons of notes and practical tips! In fact,...
I’m a “type A” get-a-ton-done girl. Always have been. But recently, I’ve been taking the Bible verse, “Be still and know that I am God,” (Psalm 46:10) more seriously than ever. Specifically the “be still” part. I was...
Wow! I have LOVED this giveaway because you have all shared your favorite Bible verses! If you need to review some of God’s most powerful promises in the Bible, read through all the verses that were shared over the past two days here. So powerful! We have...
“If you don’t teach your children your values, someone else will teach them theirs.” ~Edwina Patterson
Every day you and I battle monsters. No, we don’t call them monsters, but that is what they are. Envy, Judgment, Criticism, Hurt…these are the monsters that can inhabit our hearts. If we keep them hidden inside of us, we unknowingly feed the monster. Our...
I love meeting women who take their talents and share them with others. I know a mom who is a whiz at organizing…she created a business around it and now brings in some extra income for her family. She also readily gives it away when God leads. Some of the...
So many of you have been praying consistently for my family since my post in February. I am so thankful to be surrounded by people of prayer. I want you to know that your prayers are making a difference. They sustained me during the recent Hearts at Home...
Every paycheck, I tuck away money for Christmas, vacation, and other important priorities. Tucking away a little money on a regular basis makes larger expenses a possibility. For instance, if you tucked away $10/month from one Hearts at Home conference to the next,...
“One of the greatest things a couple can do for their marriage is surround themselves with other happily married couples.” ~Jody Antrim
Mary Byers, in her Hearts at Home book, The Mother Load, asks the question, “If you’re taking care of your kids, who is taking care of you?” It’s a great question that demands some practical answers. You and I have to recognize that taking...
The 2012 Hearts at Home conference theme is “In The Moment.” It’s a reminder to notice, embrace, and capture the everyday moments that make up the motherhood journey. I love dinnertime. It’s one of my favorite MOMents of the day because the...
Terri Weeks is a family travel writer from Cincinnati, Ohio. She and her husband are on a mission to take their children to all 50 states before they graduate from high school. She blogs about it at www.travel50stateswithkids.com. She is also one of the authors of...
“If you don’t like something change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” ~Maya Angelou
Today’s guest post is from Marianne Miller. Marianne is a 2012 Hearts at Home Workshop Speaker. She is a Crown Financial Ministries counselor, a Certified Parenting Instructor, and a “She Speaks” graduate. Marianne lives in Zionsville, Indiana with...
I was talking with someone about living with less and they asked me if I’d always been a contrarian. I laughed because I’ve certainly not ever used that word to describe myself (but I would guess that maybe my parents could have used that to describe me...
