by JillSavage | Jan 17, 2023 | Empty Nest Moms, Empty Nest Podcast, No More Perfect Podcast
There comes a time when every child steps into adulthood and starts to make their own choices. Some of those choices are ones we agree with, while others are not. How can we reconcile our relationship with our adult children, even in the face of our own heartache? How...
by JillSavage | Dec 11, 2022 | Empty Nest Moms, Faith, Home, Moms, Moms with Kids 17+, Moms with Kids 5+, Moms with Kids 9+
I was recently reading an article stating that 45% of people in the United States would prefer to skip out on the holidays rather than deal with the stress of it all. Seems crazy, right? But if we think about it, it’s not all that surprising. From family...
by JillSavage | Dec 8, 2022 | Empty Nest Moms, Moms, Moms with Kids 17+, Moms with Kids 5+, Moms with Kids 9+, New Moms
Parenting can be tough, plain and simple. Your kids go through unique challenges. The hard days can add up into exhaustion. Juggling everything can be overwhelming. Whew! At the same time, if you are a parent in any capacity, it’s such a special role to be in....
by JillSavage | Oct 17, 2022 | Empty Nest Moms, Happy Marriages, Hurting Marriages, Marriage, Moms
Several years ago, I had the opportunity to travel to London, England. While there, I used the Underground (subway) for all my transportation. Every time I would get on or off the Underground, a voice would come on and say, “Mind the gap. Mind the gap.” I soon...
by JillSavage | Oct 13, 2022 | Empty Nest Moms, Home, In The Kitchen, Moms with Kids 17+, Moms with Kids 5+, Moms with Kids 9+, My Cancer Journey
It is possible to live a healthy lifestyle, and I want to share my journey with you today. In 2013, a breast cancer diagnosis turned my world upside down. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation did a number on my body. So when I got to the other side of my treatment, I...
by JillSavage | Sep 29, 2022 | Empty Nest Moms, Faith, Moms with Kids 17+, Moms with Kids 5+, Moms with Kids 9+, New Moms
What do you talk to yourself about the most? Do you feel like you’re internally comparing your kids with others in their class? Do you reflect on frustrations with your spouse? Do you just try to mentally “check out” after days that feel too busy?...
by JillSavage | Sep 15, 2022 | Empty Nest Moms, Moms with Kids 17+
Adjusting to having adult children, and eventually adjusting to a fully-empty nest, was a journey for me. It is for most of us. I’ve now had the opportunity to launch children into adulthood five times. Watching each of our little birds fly out of the nest has been a...
by JillSavage | Sep 1, 2022 | Empty Nest Moms, Moms, Moms with Kids 17+, Moms with Kids 5+, Moms with Kids 9+, New Moms
Life is better lived together in community with others. In fact, that’s a principle that we are taught in the Bible: Proverbs 27:17 says, “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” Galatians 6:2 says, “Carry each other’s...
by JillSavage | Aug 18, 2022 | Empty Nest Moms, Moms with Kids 17+
Are you an empty nester, or are you preparing to be soon? One of the hardest parts of transitioning well into the empty nest season is intentionally releasing expectations of our children. Today I’m sharing an excerpt from my Empty Nest, Full Life book. I want...
by JillSavage | Jul 21, 2022 | Empty Nest Moms, Faith, Moms, Moms with Kids 17+, Moms with Kids 5+, Moms with Kids 9+, New Moms
A few weeks ago, Mark and I awoke to a 6am text from our daughter-in-love. “When you guys wake up, can you give me a call?” She and our son Austin were scheduled to leave for Mexico within 24 hours and her mom was to keep the kids for their seven-day trip....
by JillSavage | Jun 28, 2022 | Empty Nest Moms, Hard Season Podcasts, Moms with Kids 17+, No More Perfect Podcast
When my dad passed away almost three years ago, there was a steep learning curve for handling “the business of dying.” I’ve started a blog post to share lessons learned several times, but never finished it. I finally decided to sit down at the...
by JillSavage | Jun 23, 2022 | Empty Nest Moms, Faith, Moms with Kids 17+, Moms with Kids 5+, Moms with Kids 9+, New Moms
In the Bible, there’s a story I love in Joshua 3-4. I encourage you to read those chapters if you’re not familiar with the story, but to make it easy, here’s a short version: For many years, God had been leading the nation of Israel to the Promised...
by JillSavage | Jun 14, 2022 | Empty Nest Moms, Empty Nest Podcast, Faith, Hard Season Podcasts, Moms, Moms with Kids 17+, No More Perfect Podcast, Strengthening Your Spiritual Journey
Let’s be honest: life can be really hard sometimes on this side of Heaven. I know in my own life I think of my breast cancer journey, the dark season of our marriage, losing my dad, challenges my children have experienced, and much more. I imagine you can think of...
by JillSavage | May 26, 2022 | Empty Nest Moms, Faith, Moms
Today’s article is an adapted excerpt from Empty Nest, Full Life: Discovering God’s Best for Your Next. Grab your copy here! As we launch into a new season of life, it’s always a good time for us to consider how well we’re doing in stewarding what...
by JillSavage | May 24, 2022 | Empty Nest Moms, Faith, Hard Season Podcasts, Moms, Moms with Kids 17+, Moms with Kids 5+, Moms with Kids 9+, New Moms, No More Perfect Podcast, Strengthening Your Spiritual Journey
Most of us have experienced being misunderstood at some point in our lives. Honestly, it has happened to me more times than I can count and each time it is simply heartbreaking. This often looks like being misheard, mischaracterized, or misrepresented by family,...
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