There are two Hearts at Home mom events right around the corner and a mom blog giveaway I want you to know about! This Saturday, I’ll be encouraging moms at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It’s a free Mom’s Morning Out sponsored by...
Both of our teenage boys have a girl interest. Mark and I know one set of parents but we don’t know the other girl’s folks. This relationship has been going on for several months, but they have only spent time together at our house. Personally, I’m...
Today’s guest post is from Tina Hollenbeck, Associate Writer for Celebrate Kids, Inc. Tina is a wife to Jeff and mother to Rachel, Abigail and her oldest, Anna Vivain, who is already in heaven. She describes herself as a teacher, writer, survivor, and a voice....
Pay for chores? Not pay for chores? Ah the debate. Over 27 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....
I LOVE when the first day of the month is on the first day of the week. It screams “fresh start” to me. I guess you could say a fresh start is a “reboot” of sorts. Just like a computer needs a reboot every once in a while, our body, mind, and...
Dear Jill, A friend with college/post college aged kids recently shared that she gave her kids 1-2 personal/mental health days off of school a semester/year. One of her theories was that it allowed them to be honest with their parents and not feign illness/symptoms in...
Today I’m packing my bags in Texas, saying goodbye to my newest granddaughter, my son-in-love, and my daughter and heading back to Illinois. It’s bittersweet. I’ve loved being here, but I need to head home. Being gone for two weeks has been the...
It was the Sunday after my third grandchild was born. A well-meaning friend at church asked me if I was heading to Texas that week. I told her I wished that I was, but Erica and Kendall had asked me to wait to come until Marie was home. My friend said, “Well,...
I am so excited to have the chance to share some exciting things with you today via Jill’s blog. I’m Melissa and am part of the Hearts at Home leadership team. With Jill in Texas for the next couple weeks to love on her new grandbaby and help her daughter and...
I’m in Texas for two weeks helping my daughter and son-in-law find a new normal after the birth of their daughter Marie. Marie was born 7 weeks early. She spent two weeks in the NICU and has now been home two weeks. Erica had full placenta previa and was...
Because taking care of yourself IS taking care of your family, it’s now time to register yourself for one of the two Hearts at Home fall conferences! Western Conference October 12-13, 2012 Colorado Springs, CO Best Value Registration ends September 19 North...
On Friday I got the message that no parent wants to get. “There’s been a shooting at NCHS,” said a fellow mom. My two boys attend NCHS: Normal Community High School. I ran into the kitchen to grab my cell phone. I texted both of my boys. “Are...
This week we’re looking at balance strategies for moms. Today we’re focusing on strategies for the stay-at-home mom. Tomorrow and Thursday we’ll look at balance strategies for the work-at-home mom and the working mom. One of those days should apply...
My 5th child, Austin, will turn 16 tomorrow. Happy (early) Birthday, Austin! Austin brings so much joy to our lives and music to our home. He and friends Mitchell and Jake spent hundreds of hours writing and playing music this summer. In addition to singing and...
Kolya is 18, and my fourth youngest child, yet he’s the newest member of the Savage family. We adopted Kolya 9 years ago from Russia. He lived the first 9 years in an orphanage. If you’ve never read our adoption story, you can do so here. It’s quite...
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