I have a confession to make. I’m going to be vulnerable and share it with you because I think you might be able to identify with it. I have been struggling with jealousy lately. I know that we are not to envy. God’s working with me on this one, but the...
It’s been a hard day at the Savage household today. A friend of Erica’s from Normal Community High School passed away this morning. She went to prom this past weekend and she took her AP exams yesterday. This morning when her mom went to wake her up for school she was...
You know, even when your kids are grown you’re heart is still attached to them and you’re still so proud of their accomplishments. Do you remember when I posted last week that my son’s band, “Courtland,” made it in the final 12 of the...
As if a slumber party wasn’t enough excitement for the weekend, we also had Prom this weekend. Erica has graduated from high school, but her boyfriend, Kendall, is a senior. If you’ve been hanging around my blog for a little while you might remember that...
Friday night around 4pm I received a call from my sister, Jackie. “Hey, what are you doing tonight?” she asked. “Mark and I are hosting our small group,” I answered.”Well since Dad’s out of town visiting his sister and mom’s...
Chameleon MomBy Jill SavageMy eighteen-year-old daughter loves to go to the mall. She loves to shop, but even more she desires to see how outfits are put together or clothing is constructed.She has a mom who hates to shop.My fifteen-year-old and twelve-year-old sons...
I shared on Thursday that I’ve been reading some rather controversial books. I shared about The Shack on Thursday. Today I want to share with you about the Twilight series.I tend to be drawn to historical fiction in general. Reading a book about vampires is not...
Thanks all for the great discussion on Chapter 2! If you’re behind on reading and want to participate in the discussion anytime this week, we’d love to hear your thoughts! Here’s Wednesday’s Words of Encouragement: Visioning VacationsBy Jill...
The Power of Our WordsJill SavageWhen our youngest son was in preschool he sat at the kitchen island telling me about his day at school. I was busy fixing dinner so I multitasked while listening to his story. Finally, he stopped and said, “Mom, listen to...
Today the “My Favorite Things” song from the Sound of Music was running through my head. And it made me think about my favorite things in life. Here are just a few: Favorite store: Aldi—it saves us so much money. Favorite book: Redeeming Love by Francine...
A Grace-Filled FamilyJill SavageI was late for a meeting early one morning. The church music team met each Tuesday at 6 a.m. for prayer and planning and I always had trouble arriving on time. Once again I had not left in enough time. I jumped into a car we had...
The Hearts at Home weekend pulls us out of the daily grind of life for a couple of days. It’s exhausting but refreshing at the same time. But life doesn’t stop and once we’re back home we moms hit the ground running. Like yesterday.We returned home...
Teaching your children about AuthorityBy Jill Savage”Erica, Mrs. Jones is in charge during Sunday School. I expect you to respect and obey her.””Anne, Sarah is the boss while we are gone. I expect you to listen to her as your...
On Thursday I had one of the nicest birthday’s I remember having in a long time. There was nothing particularly spectacular about the day…rather it was filled with some of the simple things in life. When Mark asked me what I wanted to do for my birthday,...
Life with little ones…help!By Jill Savage(written 12 years ago when our youngest was born)In the past six months I have had more people ask me, “So how is life with four children?” My reply has consistently been, “Life with four is not a...
