Last week I was in Colorado for our very first Western Hearts at Home conference. It was a wonderful week of encouraging moms. However, this week is recovery week. Because I’m an introvert, I’m refueled by being alone. So this week, I’m protecting...
1st Corinthians 13 is known as the Love Chapter in the Bible. I love this version of 1st Corinthians 13 adapted for moms. I can read bedtime stories till the cow jumps over the moon and sing “Ten Little Monkeys” until I want to call the doctor–but...
It’s Motivation Monday and today’s challenge is one of words. The Bible tells us to “watch your words and hold you’re tongue, you’ll save yourself a lot of grief.” (Proverbs 21:23) Let’s make this verse our motivation for...
“Are you living your priorities today?” ~Karen Ehman
I’m in Colorado preparing for the Hearts at Home conference this coming weekend. Rather than staying in a hotel, I get to stay with my friend Tammy Maltby. Tammy was telling me a story last night about a difficult situation she faced where she did what she...
On Monday I issued us a challenge to get moving. Debbie asked for some creative ways to fit exercise into a busy life so that’s what I thought we’d talk about today. Last year our “living with less” journey required us to drop our fitness center...
There are two Hearts at Home conferences this fall and it’s not too late to join the fun! One is this weekend in Colorado Springs, Colorado where I’ll be speaking along with Sally Baucke, Julie Barnhill, and more than a dozen other great speakers. Walk-in...
Change is good…and today I’m starting a new type of post. On Motivation Monday, I hope to pose a challenge that motivates both you and I to do the right thing that day (and hopefully days to come!) Today’s Motivation Monday challenge is this: Move...
“The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” ~Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
I remember when Mark and I took a parenting class and learned about expecting first time obedience from our kids. Our habit, up to that point, had been to count to three, or to threaten, or to get angry. Now we had a different vision for our family and for discipline...
