Temper Tantrums in the Grocery Store

Today’s guest post is from Kathy Collard Miller. Kathy is a popular women’s conference speaker and the author of 49 books including the parenting book, When Counting to Ten Isn’t Enough. Check out www.KathyCollardMiller.blogspot.com. Facebook: Kathy...

Am I coming to your neck of the woods?

In the next few months, I’m speaking in several parts of the country: Colorado, Illinois, Texas and North Carolina!  If you’re close by I’d love for you to join the fun! Oh…and some of you out there have asked about getting started as a writer...

The Silver Box

Today’s guest post is from Kathi Lipp.  Kathy helps women renovate their lives, their relationships, and their connection to God. She blogs at KathiLipp.com and is the author of six books including The Me Project. Find out more about Kathi at on her website or...

Motivation Monday: Choose one thing…

It happens every Monday after a Hearts at Home conference.  I’ve heard wonderful messages, attended some great workshops (yes, even though I present workshops, I still sneak into a few that I want to take!), and I’ve got a ton of new ideas in my back...

It’s Hearts at Home National Conference Weekend!

My day today began at 6am gathered in a circle with my Hearts at Home team huddled together praying for this weekend. Over 6,100 moms are gathering in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois to refresh their heart and soul and to pursue continuing education as a mom at the...

Why Every Word Counts

Today’s guest post is from author, speaker, and humorist, Charlene Baumbich.  Charlene has spoken at several Hearts at Home conferences.  Her novel, Finding Our Way Home, is a story of love, second chances and an unlikely friendship, showing us how the smallest...

A celebration idea…

Last Thursday my friends Becky and Julie took me to a tea room for a belated birthday lunch.  On the table was a plate in a plate holder with “Happy Birthday, Jill,” written on it.  When we asked about it, we found that they use a dry erase marker to write...

Motivation Monday: The Freedom of What You Don’t Do

Today’s guest post is from Linda Anderson. Linda is Founder of Mom to Mom Ministries. She is a workshop speaker at the 2012 Hearts at Home conferences. Linda and her husband, Woody, live in Brookfield, Wisconsin, and have three married children and six-plus...

How to Get Your Kids Dressed Without a Fight

Today’s guest post is from the author of 31 Days to a Younger You, Arlene Pellicane.  Her new book 31 Days to a Happy Husband comes out this summer. Arlene has three children, Ethan(7), Noelle(5) , and Lucy(2) and one happy husband named James. My oldest child...

Accept Yourself

I don’t mean to brag… but did you know that I can still fit into the earrings I wore in high school? Someone posted this on Facebook and it makes me laugh because earrings really are the only thing from high school I could fit into today!  Well, maybe a winter...

The Smartest Question You’ll Ever Ask

Today’s post is from Kim Trobee, Associate Pastor of Women’s Groups at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado.    The Smartest Question You’ll Ever Ask Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a meltdown and suddenly you wonder, “How...

Hearts at Home 2012 International Events

Did you know that Hearts at Home is an international organization for moms?  Every Spring we send a team to Europe to encourage moms in several different countries. Do you live in Europe?  Do you know a mom who is living overseas and needs to know about one of these...

Motivation Monday: Unplugged

I’m unplugged this week. No internet…no Facebook…no email…no active blogging. Yes, you’re reading this blog post today, but I pre-posted it and the others you’ll receive this week so I can be true to myself and stay unplugged for...

Happy 18th birthday, Kolya!

The first birthday our son Kolya celebrated with our family was his 9th birthday.  As we approached the month of February, he kept telling me (in his broken English) that his birthday was Feb 1. I kept telling him that, no, it was actually Feb 22. In the orphanage...