Amy is a high school chemistry teacher. She shares some great stories of things she learns from her students while she’s teaching them science. She said that as she was writing on the board one day, one of her students raised her hand and asked, “Why did you write...
Over the weekend, Good Morning America reported a story about a mom who took her son out of school to attend a playoff game for the Red Sox. She wrote a creative note to her son’s teacher that said, “Please allow Brian to be dismissed at 11:45 a.m. He has...
“There are reasons that we are where we are and who we are, and they aren’t random.” ~ Francis Chan
SHAUNTI FELDHAHN is a wife and mom first, and a popular speaker and best-selling author. Most importantly, though, she’s one of our Hearts at Home workshop speakers for the upcoming North Central Hearts at Home Conference! Her eye-opening books, including For...
When I watched the movie “The Blind Side” I was struck by one scene. The Thanksgiving Day meal is set on the counter for everyone to grab and head to the couch. LuAnne sees her “son” Michael head to the table and eat by himself. She quickly realizes the...
“Prayer is the ultimate love language. It communicates in ways we can’t.” ~Stormie Omartian
Today’s post is from favorite Hearts at Home comedienne, Sally Baucke. who I’m happy to announce will be part of our 2014 events! Sally’s new book, What Did Not Kill Me Made Me Stronger Funny, challenges us to see life as “a work in progress,” where...
When my oldest daughter was asked to her first high school dance, she was excited at the prospect of dressing up, going to dinner, and then attending the dance itself. Of course, one of the first things we did was shop for a dress. Financially, the journey to find...
“Faith means believing in advance what will only make sense in reverse.” ~Philip Yancey
I signed up to bring my friend Amanda a meal after the birth of her twins. It was a busy season for me, but I rationalized that I had to cook for my family anyway, so I’d just double it and cook for hers, too, on Wednesday. I’d fed my Hamburger Helper and...
