In recent weeks I’ve been devoting one post a week to the concept of having a “dinner date” with God. It’s important that we have “snacks” and “meals” with God. Like any friendship, when you spend time together, you...
I looked out my kitchen and saw the most beautiful sunset over the cornfield to the west of our house. Isn’t it beautiful? I just had to share!
I’ve been sharing over the past few weeks about the concept of having snacks and meals with God. A snack is a short time for reading the Bible, journaling, or talking with God. A meal is an extended time of doing the same thing.We’ve been primarily focused...
A year ago I spoke for a church retreat. The retreat planners gave me a beautiful gift basket of goodies. Inside the gift basket was one of the most unique gifts. It was a gift certificate for a free rental of a hot tub for one week! I couldn’t believe it! I...
You won’t believe what I had to do this weekend. In a matter of just 24 hours I had to replace my blender, my hand mixer, and my iron! I couldn’t believe it! I’ve decided that we need to start a new cultural tradition. I think we need to give married...
Ok, so this should make you laugh. Today, I was driving down the road to pick up my son. I’d driven at least 8 miles when I came to a stoplight. The car next to me was honking like crazy so I rolled down the window. The frantic woman said, “You have a cat...
Last week I gave you some ideas for spending some extended time with God. If you missed that post click here. Today I want to talk about prayer. Prayer is simply talking with God! Nothing fancy needed…just talk to God like you would a friend sitting across from...
I recently found a card Mark gave me last year on our anniversary. It’s words are so true:What is marriage? It’s vacuuming carpets and hammering nails. It’s saving a dollar by shopping at sales. It’s balancing checkbooks and paying off...
When you read this blog post today, will you please pray for Mary Provance? Mary is my daughter-in-law’s mom and she has been diagnosed with leukemia. And of all the kinds of leukemia there are, she has the bad kind.A little over a year ago, Mary and I were...
It’s wedding day at the Savage’s. At 6pm tonight, Erica and Kendall will officially start their new life together.We started off the day with all of the girls going out for breakfast and then on to get our nails done together. (Picture l-r: me, daughter...
Last week I asked if some of you would be interested in learning more about the concept of snacks and meals with God. (If you missed the original post click here.) I asked if you would like to get serious about planning some extended time with God. I’m thrilled...
Thanks to all of you who took the time to follow the directions and posted for the first time on a blog! It was great hearing from you!Jess asked “how do I get an official blog ID?” It’s really easy! Just click here and sign up for a Google ID....
I’m sorry it’s been since last Thursday that I posted. I’ve been a bit under the weather. I’m still dealing with pain from an auto accident a year and a half ago. I’ve been doing trigger point injections in my shoulder and they’ve...
Do you live in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, or Ohio? Or would you like to hop on a plane and head to Grand Rapids, Michigan? The Hearts at Home Great Lakes event will take place Oct 2-3, 2009 at the DeVos Center in Grand Rapids, MI. I’ll be there as well as Dr....
Many years ago I was in a moms small group with three other women. We encouraged each other as wives and moms, prayed together, and shared life experiences with one another. I remember our leader, Janice, sharing about her frustrations of having only...
