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 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...
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...
Every mom does it. We focus on “what could have been” or “what we wish we had” instead of finding joy and contentment in our real life, our real house, our real kids, our real husband, and our real circumstances. While we’re looking for...
Today’s guest post is from Heather Riggleman. Heather is a wife and mother to three, one with special needs . You can find her chugging coffee and sharing her latest in the trenches of motherhood at her website or Facebook; She has more to share with her book,...
In the next few weeks, I’ll be speaking in Gurnee, IL, Pontiac, IL, Channahon, IL, and Normal, IL! Jan 16 Pontiac United Methodist Church, Pontiac, IL (AM) Professionalizing Motherhood Jan 17 Immanuel Church, Gurnee, IL (AM) Living With Less So Your Family...
Well there are no words for today…only pictures. Erica attended a photography workshop in Chicago for two full days this weekend. Matt and Anne are still on their mission trip. So Mark and I had all three grandkids this weekend. It’s been a busy...
I love having my grandkids here. It’s tiring, but rewarding! It also gives me a lot to blog about! Three random thoughts come to mind today: First, this is the longest span of time Landon and Rilyn have ever been away from their mommy and daddy. Landon, 8...
Can you believe it’s the last day of 2012? God has done a lot of work in my life in 2012. He’s healed. He’s redeemed. He’s sustained. He’s provided. He’s been my Strength, my Hope, my Truth, my Protector, and my Friend who...
It’s the third Thursday of the month when I link up with other Hearts at Home bloggers who tackle the topic of the month. Today’s topic is about Christmas giving. What are your family’s giving traditions? What do you do to encourage your kids to...
Is it getting busy for you? It is for me! I’m winding down my blogging this week and then I’ll be taking a break for a couple of weeks. I’ll be too busy to blog and you’ll be too busy to read anything I’d write! Before you completely...
Today’s guest post is from Lori Wildenberg, co-founder of 1 Corinthians 13 Parenting. Co-author of EMPOWERED PARENTS: Putting Faith First, Lori is passionate about coming alongside parents and encouraging them to parent well. She lives in Colorado with her...
I love it when we open up registration for a new conference! We’ve been working hard to put together an incredible lineup of main session speakers and workshops for our 2013 events! I will be keynoting this year along with Candace Cameron Bure (Remember her?...
Last Friday afternoon, I got this text from my 16-year-old: Mom, can I have friends over after school to make Christmas cookies? Now that is a big request. Making cut-out Christmas cookies is a big undertaking…but how could I say no? My 16-year-old wanted to...
This year Mark and I have been reading a wonderful book: How We Love by Milan and Kay Yerkovich. The book has given us great insights into ourselves and each other. Not only that, but it has changed our parenting, as well. One way that it has changed us is that we...
