Want to peek inside the Savage home? This video was prepared for our Hearts at Home conferences a year or so ago. It’s a video tour of the Savage house. How does this look like your house?PS. How are you doing being a yes mom this week?
It’s Tuesday’s Real Moms…Real Jesus Chapter 12 Discussion! This particular chapter is a personal favorite of mine. I love being reminded that God is so much bigger than what we can imagine and he has far more resources than we give Him credit for....
Later this summer our daughter and her husband will celebrate 3 year anniversary and our son and daughter-in-law will celebrate their first anniversary! And today Mark and I are celebrating our 26th anniversary!Twenty-six years ago, Mark and I were so young and naïve....
For those of you who are reading Real Moms…Real Jesus, you’ve read the God story of our pond in Chapter 11.I thought you might like to see what our “God Pond” looks like today! One of my favorite things to do in the summer is sit on the porch...
It’s summer! And yes, it’s Wednesday! And that means I’m a day late on getting our discussion online! But hey, it’s summer!I hope the extra 24 hours gave you a chance to read or review this really important chapter! If you haven’t, take a...
Perspective: I’m DisappointedDisappointment is a part of the human experience. Our spouse will disappoint us. Our kids will let us down. Friends and extended familoy will break their promises. Circumstances out of our control will disillusion us. No one can...
Every Friday is date day for my husband and I. It’s his day off and I keep my calendar open to allow us to spend the day together. And it’s an advance decision we intentionally make to keep a priority in place.Learning to make advance decisions can be one of the best...
Several of you have emailed and asked where we go each year in Florida. My mom and dad have a beautiful condo in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida. But here’s the best part…they rent it out throughout the year! Here’s some basic info from the website:For...
The ABC’s of a Healthy MarriageIt’s been almost twenty-six years since Mark and I said, “I do”. We promised to love, honor, and cherish one another. We promised “for better or for worse”. We were so in love. We were ready to conquer...
Don’t forget to share your title ideas for the next Hearts at Home book! I love the ones that have already been submitted! Keep them coming! You can submit them through next Monday, June 15 at midnight Central Time.We’ll be throwing your names in a hat and...
Perspective: I feel betrayedThe Perspective this week deals with betrayal. We’ve all felt betrayed at some time in our life. It’s a part of the human experience. Sometimes life hurts. People disappoint us. They let us down. Jesus understands...
If you live in Central Illinois and are looking for a way to invest in your marriage, join us for a Heartland College Community Education class! Designed to be a “date night each month,” Jill and I are teaching these courses over the summer months! Sign up...
Wow! There were so many great ideas submitted for our June contest, “It’s Summer!” If you haven’t had the time to read through the comments on the June 1 post, do so today! You’ll be inspired by all the great ideas you can use to make the...
So tonight made all of the years of shuttling Evan to piano lessons worth it all! Courtland won the WCIC Opening Act Contest! Thank you to those of you who voted! It was a great concert and the band already had the chance to get some great feedback from the INO...
Recently my husband found himself in conversation with a friend. They were discussing marriage issues when the husband asked, “Do you and your wife really go on a date every week? Mark replied that, indeed, we do make dates a priority each week. The husband...
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