Mom Tips

Hey mom friends! Yesterday and today I’m talking with Dr. Dobson about Real Moms…Real Jesus. If you need some mom encouragement today you can listen online HERE. My friend Carrie shared some mom tips that I could pass along to all of you. I thought...

If God Had a Refrigerator…

May you be encouraged today by these words from Max Lucado… If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it. He sends you flowers every spring. He sends you a sunrise every morning. Whenever you want to talk,...

The realities of Joplin…

After our eventful Sunday, Erica and I made it to Joplin on Monday.  I don’t even know that I have words to describe what we saw and experienced.  So I’m going to let pictures do the job. And I’m going to ask you to help.  I have about 1500 bloggy...

Welcome Midday Connection Listeners!

If you’re here on my blog for the first time…welcome!  (And a special shout-out to my blog friends who hang out with me everyday!) Over to the right you’ll find blog post categories to find more encouragement in Living With Less. If you’d like...

Let’s talk today about living with less!

Today I’m doing one of my very favorite radio programs: Midday Connection on Moody Radio. It’s a one-hour live show that allows listeners to call in and be part of the conversation!  I’d love for you to join me today from 12-1pm CT! Here are the...

Let’s replace judgment with grace…

A mom I know is pregnant with baby number 3.  She has no energy, fights constant nausea, but still wants to be a fun mom for her girls.  When her girls begged to go to the park she couldn’t say no…again.  So she took them, but she stayed in the car.  She...

Approaching the empty nest: What’s my role?

I received this question on Facebook last week so I thought I’d answer her here on the blog because a) I know she’s not alone, and b) you may have some additional encouragement to give her. Q: I have been a stay at home mom since the birth of my first son....

Marriage Monday: Battling the REAL Enemy

Conflict in marriage is normal.  We’re two human beings trying to forge a life together.  We think differently, we process life differently, we see the world differently…is it any wonder that our differing ways sometimes conflict with each other? Conflict...