Hearts at Home Contest–I’m Glad I’m A Mom!

Hearts at Home’s I’m Glad I’m a Mom Contest!Hearts at Home’s most recent book I’m Glad I’m a Mom, shares over 50 stories retrieved from the trenches of motherhood. Written by moms, this heart-warming collection shares the everyday experiences, trials and joys of...

The Golden Years of Mothering

I had lunch with a friend today. Julie and I have been friends for almost 20 years. We’ve raised our kids together, homeschooled together, did a moms group together…we’ve lived life together for a long time. Now her three daughters are grown and...

Meant For More ’08

Do you have a daughter in 6th through 12 grade? Want to take your daughter to a great conference for teen girls? Check out Meant for More ’08: Meant For More ’08What: Meant For More ’08 Young Women’s ConferenceWho: Young Women (6th to 12th...

Not a Supermom today…or anyday!

Today has been a physically hard day for me. I have fibromyalgia and for the past two years I’ve been learning how to care for my body to lessen the number of flare-ups I have. Fibromyalgia presents itself as general body pain—all over. I’m achy many...

Mistaken Identity

I don’t watch Oprah much anymore but today was an exception. A story that we’ve followed for the past two years was featured—it was the story of the mistaken identity of Whitney Cerak and Laura VanRyn, two students at Taylor University that were...

For a Season and a Reason

The Savage’s are enjoying a much-needed Spring Break. But when it’s over, I’ll be returning to something that I thought I’d never do again: homeschool.Many years ago I homeschooled Anne in 7th grade and Evan in 5th and 6th grade. We made the...

Wonderfully incompatible!

My husband and I are as different as night and day! He loves coffee. I can’t stand the stuff. He’s and early riser, I’m a night owl. He loves spicy foods…it’s mild for me. He processes externally—talking and talking and talking...

Jello

It’s amazing what traditions are important to our kids. My youngest has been sick for the past three days. He’s had some sort of virus–a headache was his biggest complaint. His face was flushed and he obviously didn’t feel well.”Mom, will...

The Lucky Winners!

Today is the day that I get to randomly pick two names from the posts you have all submitted on how you take care of yourself in the midst of taking care of your family. If you haven’t had a chance to read thru the 50 posts on the March 8 blog (below), do so...

One More Day for Contest Tips!

One of the best ways to take care of yourself is to attend a Hearts at Home conference! And this past weekend over 5300 moms did just that! Wow! What an incredible weekend! There’s about 24 hours left on the March contest for posting a tip on how you take care...