Quote of the Week

“The most precious jewels you’ll ever have around your neck are the arms of your children.”                                                           ~Author unknown

The Gift of Enough

It all started with a picture and comment my friend and coworker, Connie, put on Facebook. I like my little Living With Less So Your Family Has More car, but honestly I get razzed about it all the time.  “What CEO drives a 23 year old car?” I’ve been...

Quote of the Week

“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic.  It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever the cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever the cost.”                                                                                ~Arthur...

No More Perfect Bloggers

Okay so last Thursday wasn’t the Third Thursday. But I thought it was. I’m still claiming chemo brain anytime I can! After all, I need to get as much mileage out of that considering all I went through last year in my cancer journey! So last Thursday I...

Too Many Choices?

Today’s post is another wonderful excerpt from Dr. Kathy Koch’s newest Hearts at Home book, Screens and Teens. If you’re looking for a summer reading selection for you or you and your spouse, consider Screens and Teens: Connecting with Our Kids in a...

Don’t Go Relivin’ What You Have Forgiven

Jill says: Even when you’re moving forward, it’s easy to want to bring up the past. Mark says: It’s the human side of us that wants to throw something back into play that we settled in our heart or relationship a while ago. Jill says: Just this past...

Quote of the Week

“Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.”                                                         ~Linda Wooden

You Have The Power To Inspire!

She played the same three measures of music over and over again, hoping that one of these times would help her remember the next part of the song. She persevered, but then I saw the wetness at the corner of her eyes. I sat down on the piano bench next to her and...

Doubt’s Path to a Deeper Faith

Have you ever experienced doubt in your faith journey? If we’re honest, I think many of us do! Today’s post is from Ann Sullivan, the author of Permission to Doubt: One Woman’s Journey into a Thinking Faith. I met Ann years ago when she was working...

Did I Contact Her? You Bet.

It’s a question that lands in my email box two to three times a week since the No More Perfect Marriages blog series in January. Unfortunately there are too many marriages dealing with unfaithfulness and people are looking for help. The question I’m asked...