When your son or daughter heads off to their first prom, it’s a stark reminder that they are growing up all too fast. Even though we are homeschooling Erica, she was still able to go to prom with her boyfriend, Kendall.Instead of going out to dinner, they asked...
I had lunch with a friend today. Julie and I have been friends for almost 20 years. We’ve raised our kids together, homeschooled together, did a moms group together…we’ve lived life together for a long time. Now her three daughters are grown and...
Today has been a physically hard day for me. I have fibromyalgia and for the past two years I’ve been learning how to care for my body to lessen the number of flare-ups I have. Fibromyalgia presents itself as general body pain—all over. I’m achy many...
I don’t watch Oprah much anymore but today was an exception. A story that we’ve followed for the past two years was featured—it was the story of the mistaken identity of Whitney Cerak and Laura VanRyn, two students at Taylor University that were...
The Savage’s are enjoying a much-needed Spring Break. But when it’s over, I’ll be returning to something that I thought I’d never do again: homeschool.Many years ago I homeschooled Anne in 7th grade and Evan in 5th and 6th grade. We made the...
It’s amazing what traditions are important to our kids. My youngest has been sick for the past three days. He’s had some sort of virus–a headache was his biggest complaint. His face was flushed and he obviously didn’t feel well.”Mom, will...
One of the best ways to take care of yourself is to attend a Hearts at Home conference! And this past weekend over 5300 moms did just that! Wow! What an incredible weekend! There’s about 24 hours left on the March contest for posting a tip on how you take care...
We’re within days of the Hearts at Home conference in Bloomington, IL where 5,000 moms will gather March 14-15 to take some time for themselves and attend mommy school! In celebration of this event that helps moms “take care of themselves,” my March...
For those of you regular blog readers, I bet you thought I’d fallen off the face of the earth! No, I didn’t, but last week was a crazy week. My 17-year-old has mono and my time has been taken up with making schooling decisions for her after two months of...
One of the things I’ve learned as a mom is the importance of taking care of me so I can take care of my family. Too many times, in the early years, I crashed and burned emotionally and physically because I gave and gave and gave and never took the time to fill...
Sorting through my 11 year old son’s school papers that had been stuffed in his bookbag for weeks, I ran across one particular worksheet that impacted me powerfully. It was a finish-the-sentence exercise titled “This is me.” It had obviously been...
