Fifty Shades of No

There’s a push these days for healthy eating.  We have more nutritional information than any previous generation and many of us are conscious of our carbs, sodium, and calorie consumption more than ever before. Countless concerned moms are limiting processed...

Friday’s Quote of the Week

“God is more powerful than your worst mistake.  There is no situation that he cannot put to a good and powerful use.” ~Allie Pleiter

I’d love to partner with you!

When I was in junior high, I won my first speech contest.  I won that Optimist Oratorical Contest for several years in a row.  Then I got interested in music and put “speech” on the back burner not giving it much thought until nearly 20 years later. In...

How do you see God?

Last week, I asked how things were going with your own pursuits of spending time with God. Rachel’s answer to that question was beautiful and I just had to share it: I give my first free moments to God…whether that is at six in the morning or eleven in the...

Friday’s Quote of the Week

“Children do not develop habits of genuine love automatically. They learn by watching effective role models – most specifically by observing how their parents express love for each other day in and day out. ” ~Josh McDowell

It’s all in how you think about it…

I have a friend who says this about parenting her strong-willed child, “She has a lot of great qualities. It’s just challenging to parent her.”  I love how she put that for two reasons: 1) She starts with stating the positive about her child and the...

29 Years…

Today Mark and I are celebrating our 29th wedding anniversary.  To say that today is a special day for us would be an understatement. Today I’m reflecting on God’s grace, hope, truth, and promises. I’m also enjoying a “staycation” with my...

Friday’s Quote of the Week

” Before becoming a mother I had a hundred theories on how to bring up children. Now I have seven children and only one theory: love them, especially when they least deserve to be loved.”     ~ Kate Samperi

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...