Friday’s Quote of the Week

“Remember, your children learn more from what they see and hear you do than from the best lecture you can...

What’s your Summer Strategy?

The days of summer are upon us.  For those of us with school-age children it means change.  I always look forward to that time with both excitement and uncertainty.  Just how will we fill our hours and our days?   Several years ago I...

The Lost Art of Neighboring and Porching

I love when the warm weather sets in because I add another room to my house: my front porch!  Mark and I love to sit out on the porch and read, talk, or visit with friends.  Today I’m sharing an excerpt from My Hearts at Home about the value of...

Marriage Monday: Let’s Get Away Just the Two of Us!

Today’s Marriage Monday is a continuation of the challenge I made and the accompanying giveaway I announced last Wednesday.  If you missed that post, you can read it here.It’s important for husbands and wives to step away from the everyday and spend...

It’s the Marriage Getaway Giveaway!

Mark and I just returned from 48 hours in Orlando, Florida as part of the Celebrate Family tour with Focus on the Family.  It was so exciting to meet some of our Florida blog and Facebook friends!This was a little getaway for just the two of us.  Sure there...

Living With Less…Don’t Confuse Luxuries With Necessities

One of my favorite mommy bloggers is Crystal Paine who blogs at www.moneysavingmom.com.  When reading through the articles on her website I ran across one where she shared about her decision to stop buying paper towels.  While not buying paper towels...

Marriage Monday: Scheduling Sex

Mark teases that Is There Really Sex After Kids? is the book he’s most astonished that I wrote.  He has reason to feel that way because our physical relationship was at the core of much of our marriage conflict and frustration for the first 10 years of our...

Are we coming to your neck of the woods?

Mark and I have several events on the calendar over the next few months.  We might even be coming to your area!  If you live in Central Florida, the St. Louis area, or in Central Illinois, we’d love to meet you!  If you don’t live near these...