It seems there’s never a dull moment at the Savage house. Just when we get used to a “new normal,” life changes again. While I was in Texas helping Erica and Kendall adjust to life with a newborn, Kendall got deployment orders…this time to...
“Children are not casual guests in our home. They have been loaned to us temporarily for the purpose of loving them and instilling a foundation of values on which their future lives will be built. ” ~Dr. James Dobson
Today’s guest post is from Laura Petherbridge. Laura is an international author and speaker who serves couples and single adults with topics on relationships, divorce prevention, singleness, and divorce recovery. She is the author of “When ‘I Do’ Becomes ‘I...
There are two Hearts at Home mom events right around the corner and a mom blog giveaway I want you to know about! This Saturday, I’ll be encouraging moms at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It’s a free Mom’s Morning Out sponsored by...
Both of our teenage boys have a girl interest. Mark and I know one set of parents but we don’t know the other girl’s folks. This relationship has been going on for several months, but they have only spent time together at our house. Personally, I’m...
““No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt
Today’s post is from Hearts at Home speaker, Connie Neal. Connie is the author of over 30 books including one of my personal favorites, Holding On To Heaven While Your Marriage Goes Through Hell. Today she’s offering a free e-book re-release of one of her...
Today’s guest post is from Tina Hollenbeck, Associate Writer for Celebrate Kids, Inc. Tina is a wife to Jeff and mother to Rachel, Abigail and her oldest, Anna Vivain, who is already in heaven. She describes herself as a teacher, writer, survivor, and a voice....
Pay for chores? Not pay for chores? Ah the debate. Over 27 years of parenting, we’ve been all over the map on this issue. We’ve done allowance, we’ve done no allowance. We have tied allowance to chores. We’ve separated allowance from chores....
I LOVE when the first day of the month is on the first day of the week. It screams “fresh start” to me. I guess you could say a fresh start is a “reboot” of sorts. Just like a computer needs a reboot every once in a while, our body, mind, and...