Welcome Focus on the Family Listeners!

If you are visiting my blog for the very first time, welcome! A special welcome to Focus on the Family listeners! Here are a few things you might want to know:You can subscribe to the right, if you desire to get a notification when I post something new. If you...

More exciting news!

If Evan’s engagment (see below) wasn’t enough news for the week, I have more! I just learned that Focus on the Family will be featuring one of my Hearts at Home keynotes on their daily radio program tomorrow and Wednesday! If you want to catch it, you can...

MOMMY

I’m told that I don’t post often enough so I promise I’ll try to be better in the coming weeks! But you have to remember, it’s Hearts at Home National conference countdown for me so it’s getting a little crazy! By the way, you can still...

It’s Spring in my house!

It’s spring in the Savage home! Yes, there’s snow outside, but inside there are flowers!Several years ago a friend showed me how to grow paperwhite bulbs in a jar of water and rocks. You just put river rocks in a jar and place the bulbs on the rocks. Then...

Valentine withdrawal

For those of you regular blog readers, I bet you thought I’d fallen off the face of the earth! No, I didn’t, but last week was a crazy week. My 17-year-old has mono and my time has been taken up with making schooling decisions for her after two months of...

Valentine’s Day Contest Winners!

Ok, girls. Today is the big day! My daughter Anne is visiting me this weekend, so she’s helped me put all of your names in a basket and we’re going to select the names of our winners. By the way, because of the great response, I’m going to increase...

I Love Learning From Other Moms!

I am so inspired! I have learned something new or been inspired in my marriage by every one of your comments! This is what I love about moms groups and Hearts at Home—we get to encourage and learn from one another. Here’s my tip for today: Write him a love...

Great Romantic Ideas Are Rolling In!

Wow! I love the 5 posts already in for the giveaway! If you want to enter, comment on the post below about how you keep the romance alive in your marriage.My tip for today comes from my friend, Angie, who says “My husband and I text each other on our phones...

It’s a Valentine’s Day contest!

The month of February is upon us! For the Savage household that means birthdays—and lots of them! Anne will turn 23 on Feb 12 (am I really old enough to have a 23 year old????) Kolya will turn 14 on Feb 22, and I’ll turn 44 on Feb 26! Did I just say that...