1st Corinthians 13 for Moms

1st Corinthians 13 is known as the Love Chapter in the Bible.  I love this version of 1st Corinthians 13 adapted for moms. I can read bedtime stories till the cow jumps over the moon and sing “Ten Little Monkeys” until I want to call the doctor–but...

Motivation Monday: Fast from criticism

It’s Motivation Monday and today’s challenge is one of words. The Bible tells us to “watch your words and hold you’re tongue, you’ll save yourself a lot of grief.” (Proverbs 21:23)  Let’s make this verse our motivation for...

Get in on the fun!

There are two Hearts at Home conferences this fall and it’s not too late to join the fun! One is this weekend in Colorado Springs, Colorado where I’ll be speaking along with Sally Baucke, Julie Barnhill, and more than a dozen other great speakers.  Walk-in...

Friday’s Quote of the Week

“The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save.  He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” ~Zephaniah 3:17 NIV

All fixed…I hope!

Last week we ran into all kinds of technical challenges with my blog.  Then today I discovered that the subscription service that delivers the posts by email wasn’t working! Really? Could one more thing go wrong? So now the subscription is fixed, but...

Technical Difficulties

You know, technology is incredible…when it works! Today, there’s been a major glitch in my blog and we are working diligently behind-the-scenes to get it fixed.  Initially the “pages” and the “links” over to the right were not...

The winner is…

Wow!  The response to yesterday’s giveaway was incredible.  Thank you for sharing so many wonderful ideas for celebrating the Christmas holiday.  I loved reading everyone’s traditions. Here was my absolute favorite tradition because it was a completely new...

It’s Christmas…in September!

Many years ago, I was introduced to something called The Advent Book.  It’s a beautiful book that tells the Christmas story in both story and pictures.  Because it requires the reader to open windows, it’s a storybook that our children loved. Every...

Yummy Fall Cookie: Molasses Cookies

Looking for a yummy fall cookie?  Molasses cookies are one of my favorites! I just made a batch on Sunday afternoon and then froze some cookie balls so I can pull them out of the freezer and have fresh baked cookies without the mess of making the batter every time....

The Help…Have you seen the movie or read the book?

This summer I read the book The Help.  I read it on our week of vacation in the Wisconsin Dells and every time someone in my family asked me if I was enjoying the book, I’d say, “it’s totally ticking me off.” But I kept reading. Last night I...