Exhausted and Exhilarated

I’ve slept a lot over the past three days.  Yet my body still seems to be weary.  It’s okay…it’s a good exhausted.  It’s exhaustion mixed with exhilaration! There’s nothing better than giving past your own abilities. That’s...

Will you pray?

This weekend about 5,000 moms will descend upon the town of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois to attend the Hearts at Home National conference.  My husband likes to say at the end of this weekend there won’t be any chocolate left in town!  That’s about true....

Table Grace

Today’s guest post is from Lori Wildenberg. As a licensed Parent and Family Educator, Lori is passionate about coming alongside parents and encouraging them to parent well. She is co-author of EMPOWERED PARENTS: Faith First (Wildenberg & Danielson) and lives...

Recharge your mom batteries!

We’re just 10 days out from the National Hearts at Home conference where over 5000 moms will be gathering to get their mom batteries recharged! If you live too far away to attend the conference, you can order a Conference To-Go through this coming Monday.  This...

Patience

Today guest post is brought to us Angie Reedy. With a wonderful husband and three young children, Angie is writing her way through motherhood.  She shares how the laughter, sentiment, and sometimes craziness of real life provide insight into the love of God at...

What do YOU want for your birthday?

I’ve shared before that we do a birthday breakfast tradition at our house.  When we celebrate a birthday, it’s cake and ice cream for breakfast! However, when Mark asked me yesterday what I wanted for birthday breakfast, I told him I really didn’t...

Is there rest for the weary?

One of the things I’m trying to do is to be more intentional about sleep.  My body needs good sleep and quite frankly, I need about 9 hours a night. How in the world does a mom get the sleep she needs? I’ve found there’s one way to make it happen:...

5 Ways to Make Your Home a Launching Pad for Your Child

Today I’m accompanying Austin and a friend to Moody Bible Institute for a college visit. Austin is a junior, but he’ll be graduating early in December, so we’re in the process of figuring out what life looks like after high school for him. He...

5 Ways to Help a Grieving Heart

Twenty six years ago when I graduated from college, my vision for my career was to teach music.  I graduated with a degree in vocal music education with piano and voice as my principle instruments. I thought I’d be teaching music in a high school somewhere in...

Out with the Old, In with the New!

Today’s guest post is from Carla Link. Carla and her husband, Joey have served with an international parenting ministry for over 20 years. Joey is a pastor and Carla’s degree is in social work. Joey and Carla have written a book that has just been published...

Today (2.9.13) is the last day for the $100 FREE bonus offer!

You don’t usually hear from me on Saturdays but I don’t want you to miss out on the No More Perfect Moms Bonus Offer that ends today. If you already took advantage of it and received your resources, I hope you are enjoying them! If you haven’t yet...

My imperfect week…

I think it’s appropriate that I share some of my “imperfect” moments this week. I completely missed a radio interview because I thought they were calling me and instead I was supposed to call them.  I forgot a friend’s birthday.   I had...

A Vlog Just For YOU!

Last Fall, we spent a week creating video curriculum to accompany the No More Perfect Moms book!  The video curriculum is online and completely free!  It’s perfect for group settings or even to be viewed individually as you read the book.  You’ll find all...

It’s the No More Perfect Moms Bonus Week!

IT’S HERE!  It’s the No More Perfect Moms Bonus Week!!!    Pick up a copy of my new book No More Perfect Moms anytime this week between February 3-9 (online or at a store…and yes, electronic versions such as Kindle and Nook count too!) Send a copy of your...

The Beautiful Thing about Accountability

So I’m still doing my “Lean Body Bootcamp” three times a week at 5:15 in the morning. In the fall, I had very little problem getting up in the mornings.  I was loving the routine I was in. Then I hurt my back in December so I was unable to go to...