Spontaneity wins!

Friday night around 4pm I received a call from my sister, Jackie. “Hey, what are you doing tonight?” she asked. “Mark and I are hosting our small group,” I answered.”Well since Dad’s out of town visiting his sister and mom’s...

Real Moms, Real Lives, Real Stories

At the beginning of this year, I shared that the 2009 Hearts at Home theme is Real Moms, Real Lives, Real Stories. I invited any of you to submit your own Real Story to share with other moms. It can be anything about real motherhood or our real relationship with God....

We’re Home!

Angie and I hit U.S. soil at noon on Monday when we landed at O’Hare airport. Once home we enjoyed dinner with our families and hit the sack. Wow…jet lag is a killer!Our events in Vienna and Budapest were wonderful. Angie said it was fascinating to watch...

Real Moms…Real Jesus Discussion Chapter 4

It’s Tuesday again and time for our Chapter 4 discussion! Reading this chapter was such a good reminder for me.The Perspective is titled “I’m in high demand.” It looks at how many times we hear, “Mommy…” or...

Heading Home

I truly can’t wait to tell you about the last two days. We had a wonderful event in Vienna on Saturday and a wonderful event in Budapest on Sunday. Angie and I traveled by train to Budapest and even missed our train stop due to some miscommunication—but we...

Europe Days 2 and 3

Yesterday was a very full day and I just couldn’t find one moment to be able to post. The Hearts at Home conference for the moms in Weisbaden was a wonderful day. Most of our moms were from the Garrison Army base, but we did have two moms who traveled from...

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 muster.”~Todd Cartmell

Wednesday’s Words of Encouragement

Chameleon MomBy Jill SavageMy eighteen-year-old daughter loves to go to the mall. She loves to shop, but even more she desires to see how outfits are put together or clothing is constructed.She has a mom who hates to shop.My fifteen-year-old and twelve-year-old sons...

We’ve arrived in Germany!

Angie and I arrived safely in Frankfurt. A few days before we left, Angie broke two toes (multiple fractures). We found that a wheelchair in the U.S. airports gets you to the front of the line everytime! In Europe, however, they really don’t care.Angie’s...