3 Steps for Planning an Adventure-filled Summer

Today’s guest post is by Terri Weeks and Laura Hoevener, family travel authors from Cincinnati, Ohio. They are the authors of Adventures Around Cincinnati: A Parent’s Guide to Unique and Memorable Places to Explore With Your  Kids (www.adventuresaroundcincinnati.com)...

I have good news!

My husband is home! So many of you have been lifting us up in prayer since my post in early February.  I am humbled at the people God has raised up to pray for us for the past 4 months.  If you have been among them, I want to thank you.  Your encouragement, support,...

10 Summer Sanity Savers Every Mom Needs To Know

Yesterday, I received this question on Facebook from a mom: Summer got here before I was ready. I have not come up with a plan for how to entertain my 5,4 and 2 year old and I am exhausted with #4 growing inside. I really need a Hearts at Home reboot plan! I want to...

Oh the joys of potty-training…

I recently ran into a friend who has two little ones.  She was trying to potty train child number one and was finding herself very frustrated. I remember trying to potty train child number one at the age of 2 (child number two came along when she was 27 months old and...

Motivation Monday: Take 15

This past weekend I got a lot of little jobs done: a flower bed weeded, a closet cleaned out, a bathroom drawer organized. Often when I see those things, I tell myself, “I need to do that one day.” This weekend, I made a list of them as I found them.  When...

Third Thursday Blog Hop: How Has Being A Mom Changed You?

Years ago, I remember reading the book Sacred Marriage, by Gary Thomas. Thomas asked this provocative question: What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy? Think about that for a minute. Marriage is beautiful and blesses us in so many...

The God Who Sees You: Free E-book!

Today’s post is by my friend, Tammy Maltby. Tammy was a much-loved, 2011 Hearts at Home workshop speaker.  Today’s post is an excerpt from Tammy’s newest book: The God Who Sees You: Look To Him When You Feel Discouraged, Forgotten, or Invisible....

I Hear You

Some of the nicest words a friend can say are, “I know what you mean.” I recently passed by some women sharing a really intense friendship moment. They were leaning in close and one was pouring her heart out to the other. While one pushed back tears, the other patted...