My sweet friend, Mandy, is like another daughter to me. Erica and I visited Mandy and I snapped a picture of her creative earring holder. Check this out: This is a cookie cooling rack simply hung on the wall. It works perfect for earrings!
I just recently saw these definitions and thought they were very good: Pride: I think you want what I have. Envy: I want what you have. Contentment: I’m OK with what I have, and I’m OK with you having what you have Blessing: I want you to have what I have I love how...
Last weekend at Hearts at Home, one of our speakers made this statement: “100% of divorces are caused by selfishness.” Mark and I have been talking about this statement all week and we have to agree. So today’s Marriage Monday is all about the...
“Watch your thoughts; they become words.Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.” — Frank Outlaw
Looking for something to do with leftover chicken? If you have about two cups of chicken either removed from the bone or diced from boneless chicken breasts, try this great, easy-to-make recipe. Chicken Pockets Ingredients 2 pkgs refrigerated crescent rolls About 2...
A couple of months ago I decided that my entryway was just driving me crazy. We have a side entrance to our house directly into what we call the mudroom. This is the entrance everyone uses: family and guests. The kids and Mark left every pair of shoes they owned...
I love to read. I’ve always got a stack of books on my bedside table. Here’s a few things I’ve been reading lately: Beside Still Waters by Tricia Goyer I got a preview copy of this book and I really enjoyed the story. I love a good fiction story...
It’s post Hearts at Home conference here in the Savage home. We had two wonderful, but incredibly exhausting, days of encouraging over 4500 moms at the mom conference here in Normal, IL, Friday and Saturday. Now that we are on the other side of the conference,...
The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails. ~John Maxwell
In the months of March and April I’ll be speaking in Illinois, Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, and Colorado. If you live in any of these areas, I’d love to meet you! If you don’t live in one of these areas, but you know someone who does, could you...
