This will challenge you…

My friend Becky shared this quote with me:”Many of us want a “spiritual” journey… but we don’t want a faithjourney – a journey that requires us to risk anything or to move beyondthe (mostly) comfortable existence we have carved out...

Marriage Monday: Move from Me to We

The Bible says that when we get married the two become one.  Becoming one doesn’t mean that we lose our individuality. It does, however, mean that no longer make decisions without considering and/or consulting our partner.  Today’s Marriage...

Savage Family Recipe: Banana Cake

Looking for something good to do with those bananas that are about to go bad?  This Banana Cake recipe was my grandmother’s recipe and it is soooooo good.  My kids love it and ask for it anytime the bananas on the counter are getting dark!Savage Family...

Will you make a difference?

This is a pretty powerful 4 minute video. Would you watch it, share it with your spouse, and consider being a Compassion child sponsor along with our family?  (If you get my blog posts by email, click here to watch the video.)True Religion from Christian Alliance...

Living With Less: What is the cost of working?

Several months ago I helped a friend gain control of her finances.  Working full-time was talking a toll on her homemaking and her finances so I offered some help and she took me up on it.After sorting through financial papers and receipts, she confessed that she...

Marriage Monday: Understanding Capacity

Every person is created differently. We have different personalities.  Different needs.  Different capacity levels.  Today’s Marriage Monday explores the concept of capacity in marriage.Mark says…Dictionary.com defines capacity as...

Pink Power

During the month of October we’ve been seeing pink everywhere. Pink ribbons, pink shoes on the feet of macho football players, pink lights in the windows of tall skyscrapers in the city. It’s a concentrated effort to bring visibility to one of the most...

I love being a Nana!

It’s been a while since I’ve shared a picture of my sweet little Rilyn. Can you tell why I’m a proud Nana?

Acorn Squash…MmmmMmmmGood

We do a garden every year and we’re always working to expand our palate.  This year we planted acorn squash and I got a great harvest.  Now I’ve been working to find the best way to prepare it…and I think I finally found it!  If...