Spring Break Ideas for Moms

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...

Fun Mom Words

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...

Integrating New Ideas Into Real Life

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...

My Daughter is Becoming a Mommy

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...

Growing Grateful Kids

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...

Life is changing…

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....

I Don’t Want My Children To Be Happy

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. ...

Snow Fun

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...

Happy Birthday, Anne!

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...

Army Graduation

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...

Our Revolving Door of Hospitality

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...

To Save A Life

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...

Every Mom Needs a “Momference!”

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...