My friend Cheri Keaggy released a powerful album three years ago. “So I Can Tell” is the light that has come out of a dark season of Cheri’s life. The songs are heartfelt expressions of a woman who has come to know God deeply. She sent one my way...
Mark says: Jill and I heard a story the other day that ended with this line, “They could have known love but they settled for a truce.” Jill says: The moment we heard it, we both looked at each other and said, “Wow, that is a sad statement.” It...
Pay for chores? Not pay for chores? Ah the debate. Over 30 years of parenting, we’ve been all over the map on this issue. We’ve done allowance, we’ve done no allowance. We have tied allowance to chores. We’ve separated allowance from chores....
“God wants Prodigal Parents — not ‘perfect parents’: Lavish in love, Extravagant in Truth, Big Spenders of Grace.” ~Ann Voskamp
It’s halfway through the summer…do you need your mom batteries recharged? For the first time ever, Hearts at Home is offering a Summer Sanity Saver Package for moms who need that mid-summer pick-me-up! What’s in the Summer Sanity Saver kit? reusable...
Today’s post is from Hearts at Home speaker Marianne Miller. Marianne is the author of The Gift of Enough: Raising Grateful Kids in a Culture of Excess. ********************************************************************************** I live on a budget....
Mark says: Navigating conflict is one of the hardest parts of marriage. We see situations through different eyes. We hurt one another without realizing it. Jill says: When we try to talk about our hurt, too often we both try to put our perspectives—our hurt—out there...
“If our country is worth dying for in time of war, let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace.” ~ Hamilton...
Do your kids enjoy using sparklers for the 4th of July? If you have little ones who are afraid of the sparks, use a paper cup to protect their hand!
Jill says: Last Thursday was our 32nd wedding anniversary. (Of course, we both thought it was #33 until we did the math!) If you’ve been hanging around here very long, you know that celebration has been hard won! Mark says: Anniversaries can offer a bit of a...
