Your prayers are making a difference…

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...

Motivation Monday: What do you need to save for?

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,...

Friday’s Quote of the Week

“One of the greatest things a couple can do for their marriage is surround themselves with other happily married couples.” ~Jody Antrim

Third Thursday Blog Hop: Who’s Taking Care of You?

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...

What’s your favorite MOMent of the day?

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...

Making the Most of your Vacation Dollars

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...

Guest Post: I Know You’re the Tooth Fairy!

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...

Living With Less: Beware the marketing tricks…

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...