Mosaics: The Art of a Beautifully Blended Family

Today’s post is a guest post by Hearts at Home speaker Michele Cushatt. Michele is presenting a blended family workshop at our 2011 Hearts at Home conferences.  It received rave reviews at the National Conference in March.  You can find Michelle online at...

Marriage Monday: The Power of Kindness

Sometimes we have the least patience with those we live with.  We’re kinder to strangers than we are our spouse.  Today’s Marriage Monday is about the power of kindness. Mark says… We become so comfortable with those closest to us, that we often...

MOPS: Because every mom needs a mothering community

Today’s post is from Alexandra Kuykendall of MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers).  As a mother of three girls and baby number four on the way, Alexandra enjoys her occasional breaks from mothering to spend time at the MOPS International office. There she helps create...

Quick Tip for Kitchen Counter paper organization

Need an easy way to keep kitchen counter papers disguised?  Try a picnic basket on the counter. Mark found this picnic basket in the trash at a friend’s house.  It had been damaged by water in their basement.  After we cleaned it up, I decided to try it as an...

Our Justin Bieber character-building experience

For some time, people have been telling our son how much he looks like Justin Bieber.  We definitely saw the similarity and kept telling Austin that he needed to find a look-a-like job and make some money. Last summer, we were visiting our son and his wife who live in...

Marriage Monday: Doing Life Together

When two become one, does it mean you have to do everything together?  Today’s Marriage Monday looks at what “doing life together” really means. Mark says… Yesterday, we spent much of the afternoon and early evening working in the yard.  There...