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...
I’ve been loving the interaction we’ve had this week sharing about our families! One mom said that she has loved sharing about one child at a time because too often we group them together and forget to “call out” their uniqueness. I so agree!...
Since we talk about family a lot on this blog, I thought I’d use this week to give you an update on the members of my family. I’d also love for you to introduce me to your family! Some of you have been hanging around Hearts at Home for most of the 19...
Today is our Third Thursday Blog Hop! It’s a day where we can learn from each other by “hopping” around to different mom blogs to see how other families make life happen. Today’s question is “How do you connect as a family?” With...
Thank you to all of you who participated in our “College For Less” discussion last week! Our book winners are: Living Rich for Less Lisa S (lisastierspen) Lisa M (ourkazocu) The Little Book of Big Savings Karen (Clemsonke) Katie (katie_chris)...
Last summer we had the privilege of hosting a young man from the Basque region of Spain through an exchange program called SUSA. Inigo brightened our home with his laughter, his vibrant personality, and his love for life. He loved his US visit so much last year that...
This week we’ve received a wealth of education from America’s Financial Expert, Ellie Kay! We’re finishing off the week with a Q and A session with Ellie Kay. These questions were taken from her regular appearances on ABC NEWS “Good...
This week America’s Financial Expert, Ellie Kay, is teaching us about affording college education without a boatload of school loans! In addition to the guest posts this week, Ellie Kay is also giving away 2 copies of her Living Rich for Less book and 2 copies...
This week we’re focusing on “College for Less.” Ellie Kay who is a past Hearts at Home workshop speaker, is helping us to think beyond student loans. If you’ve missed Day 1 and 2 you can find them below (or here if you receive my posts by...
This week I’m featuring guest posts by Ellie Kay who is known as America’s Financial Expert. Ellie has been a well-loved speaker at our Hearts at Home conferences. Today’s post focuses on creative savings strategies for future funding of your...
This week is a unique week! My friend, Ellie Kay–a mother of seven–wrote a great article on how to afford college for your kids without relying primarily on school loans. Her article is lengthy so I’ve split it into five guest posts that I’m...
“Clarify your expectations before you hold your children responsible for meeting them.” ~Julie Ann Barnhill
Today you get to find encouragement from other moms. That’s what our monthly blog hop is all about! Our topic is keeping summer boredom at bay. Now I’m the first to say that I think it’s perfectly fine for a kid to be bored and for mom to do nothing...
Several years ago we decided we needed a break for just the two of us. Once we really started to make definite plans, however, we decided to do something different. We decided to take the money we would have used on a hotel or a bed and breakfast and instead use it to...
I have a friend who says this about parenting her strong-willed child, “She has a lot of great qualities. It’s just challenging to parent her.” I love how she put that for two reasons: 1) She starts with stating the positive about her child and the...
