It’s Spring Break season…If you are not planning on making a trip to some warm, tropical getaway during the week of Spring Break, think about some of the things you’ve been wanting to take the time to teach the kids. Consider also some of the places...
MomsenseSomething we know we have that our children confuse with nonsense.Momotonouswhen a mom catches herself saying the same things over and over because NO ONE IS LISTENING TO HER!MomumentalA momumental day is when you somehow find time to use the...
Every Sunday, the Bloomington, Illinois newspaper, The Pantagraph, runs the Hearts at Home newspaper column. This weekly column is written my myself and three other moms to encourage families. You can find the column online here with new encouragement...
Today my daughter, Anne, wrote a beautiful letter to her little one due in just a few weeks. I wanted to share it with you on the eve of Anne’s first Hearts at Home conference that she is attending as an expecting mom. You can read it on her blog...
Here’s another short video clip to encourage you from the 2009 Hearts at Home conferences. (If you get my blog by email, click here to watch the video.)
Because it’s Hearts at Home week, today I thought you’d enjoy a short video clip from last year’s Hearts at Home conference. (If you receive my blog by email, you’ll probably have to click here to watch the video.) Enjoy!Do you have a...
I’ve had the privilege of getting to know a wonderful mom from Minnesota. Susie Larson first spoke at a Hearts at Home conference several years ago. We connected as speakers first, but quickly found out that we had alot in common as moms.Susie has...
Last weekend was the first time I ever went shopping for an outfit to wear for the upcoming Hearts at Home conference without having one of my daughters weigh in on the decision. Two weeks ago we moved Erica down to Augusta, Georgia, to be near Kendall at Ft....
Occasionally I run across a post on another blog that I just absolutely have to share. Please click here and read Missy’s words in a post titled “I Don’t Want My Children To Be Happy.” I couldn’t have said it any better. ...
Here in Illinois we’re covered in a blanket of white. I heard that last Friday 49 of the 50 United States had snow! Hawaii was the only state that did not have snow on Friday. If you’re not used to snow and the accompanying cold, or if...
It’s hard to believe that it was twenty-five years ago today that I gave birth to my first-born. I was anticipating a normal, vaginal delivery and I ended up with a double-footling breech baby that required a c-section. Welcome to motherhood, where...
We had the privilege of attending our son-in-law’s Army Basic Training graduation today at Ft. Knox, KY. It was a day that filled my heart with pride for my country and the men and women who serve my country. Congratulations Kendall! We’re...
When I was young, I remember a man we called “Shorty,” that lived with my grandparents. After Shorty left, Mr. Lewis lived with them for a while. As I was entering my teen years, my dad’s uncle moved in with our family until his death...
Lst weekend a friend told me about a Christian movie that came out that many youth groups were going to. I hadn’t heard anything about it at all, but over the past week I heard more and more about this effective piece of media.Yesterday Mark and I decided...
This year’s Hearts at Home conference theme is “Moms the Word.” We’ll be focusing on the power of our words–both positive and negative. I believe it will be one of the most cohesive, powerful themes we’ve had in our 16...
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