Mark and I spent much of this past weekend cleaning out our attic. At one point Mark exclaimed…”Hey, where did you find my soldering iron?” I pointed to where I’d found it. He continued with, “I’ve looked and looked for that and I...
At the beginning of the summer, Mark and I announced a Marriage Getaway Giveaway. We encouraged couples to do at least a one night overnight together (either going away for one night or having the kids go somewhere for the night and staying home alone!)....
“To enjoy this season of mothering, identify the challenges and then choose to focus on the...
We’re back into the school routine already, but I thought I’d take a few minutes to share with you some of our summer family pics!Rilyn age 3 monthsKolya, Vladik (our Ukrainian son-for-the-summer) and Austin visiting Metropolis, ILVladik and Kolya...
On Saturday I had the privilege of watching a friend’s 3-month-old for about 7 hours. It took me back to the good ‘ole days of burp rags, diaper changes, and very little time for myself. I agreed to babysit with two days notice…enough time...
In marriage, it’s the little things that make a big difference. Today’s Marriage Monday explores the little choices we make everyday that can impact our marriage relationship.Mark says…Last night Jill went walking with a friend. When she...
“So don’t be anxious about tomorrow. God will take care of your tomorrow too. Live one day at a...
Sandra Joseph is a popular Hearts at Home workshop speaker. Today’s post comes from her heart…As a Mom you’ve experienced that woman in the grocery store, You know, that one that tells you to treasure every moment of your child’s life because it goes so...
At 6am this morning we awoke to get our birthday celebration of cake and ice cream for breakfast started! Funny…6am is just about the same time I was awakened by labor pains 14 years ago. In fact, today I was thinking about how birth is an appropriate...
Today we’ll be departing from the usual Marriage Monday post. We’ve had a very big weekend. Our boys started school this morning and I (Jill) am taking our son-for-the-summer up to O’Hare airport to fly back home to his family in Ukraine. There just...
