“It is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.” ~Ann Landers
It was several years ago that I had the opportunity to meet Ryan Dobson. Ryan is Jim Dobson’s son–that’s Jim Dobson of Focus on the Family. I’ve listened to Focus on the Family radio for years and felt mentored by Dr. Dobson as a parent over...
Mark and I have been reading a book together called Your Spouse Isn’t The Person You Married: Keeping Your Love Strong Through Life’s Changes by Paul and Teri Reisser. Today’s Marriage Monday is focused on staying connected to your spouse during the...
“If you don’t want arguing to happen, don’t do it. As long as you listen to your child’s arguing, he will think that he still has a chance and will argue even harder.” ~Todd Cartmell
Every child has a limited perspective of the world. It’s our job as moms to help expand their knowledge of the world and to introduce them not only to other cultures, but also the reality that others do not have the same level of lifestyle that most of us do....
We’re going into several weeks of crazy here at the Savage’s. We’re heading to the Wisconsin Dells for a few days of vacation with my extended family in celebration of my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary. Then we’re home for a few days...
Today is Mark’s birthday so today’s Marriage Monday will be a little different. I’m going to celebrate who Mark is! But not only that, I’m also going to invite you to a marriage seminar that Mark and I are doing in October. If you live in...
“I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble.” ~Hellen Keller
Today is our Third Thursday Blog Hop! The question of the day is two-fold: How are you like your mother? How are you different than your mother? I’m like my mother in several ways: We both have the gift of hospitality and we enjoy having people in our home....
Looking ahead to the next few months (and even down the road a little bit!) I’d like to invite you to join me at any of the upcoming events I’ll be speaking at! If I’m going to be in your neck of the woods, I’d love to meet you and have you...
