Living With Less…stress in the kitchen!

It’s 5 p.m. and you haven’t given dinner a thought. What can you throw together?The neighbor just called. Suzie, the young mother down the street, just had her second baby. The neighbors are organizing meals this week. Could you provide a meal tomorrow...

Tell us what YOU think about the Hearts at Home website!

Through the end of this month, you have the chance to win a $100 Visa gift card!  It’s simple – just tell us what you think of the Hearts at Home website!  We want the Hearts at Home website to be the premier go-to place for...

Living With Less…Book Excerpt

Sacrifice: Forfeit to WinToday I’m featuring an excerpt from Living with Less So Your Family Has More over on the Guideposts Blog.  Click here to read!

Spring Break Ideas for Moms

It’s Spring Break season…If you are not planning on making a trip to some warm, tropical getaway during the week of Spring Break, think about some of the things you’ve been wanting to take the time to teach the kids.  Consider also some of the places...

Fun Mom Words

MomsenseSomething we know we have that our children confuse with nonsense.Momotonouswhen a mom catches herself saying the same things over and over because NO ONE IS LISTENING TO HER!MomumentalA momumental day is when you somehow find time to use the...

Integrating New Ideas Into Real Life

Every Sunday, the Bloomington, Illinois newspaper, The Pantagraph, runs the Hearts at Home newspaper column.  This weekly column is written my myself and three other moms to encourage families.  You can find the column online here with new encouragement...

My Daughter is Becoming a Mommy

Today my daughter, Anne, wrote a beautiful letter to her little one due in just a few weeks.  I wanted to share it with you on the eve of Anne’s first Hearts at Home conference that she is attending as an expecting mom.  You can read it on her blog...

Homemade Freezer Cookies

I have a confession to make.  If there’s sugar in the house, I have no self-control.  Seriously…I’ve learned that the only way to stay true to a healthy diet is to keep sweet treats out of the house.But I don’t want to deprive my kids...