Mark and I are self-described as being married 26 years, 16 of them happily. We’ve worked through the highs and the lows of our marriage relationship. When we got to the other side of our difficult season, we determined we would do whatever we could to help other...
Check out our new ABC’s of a Healthy Marriage website/blog! If you want to receive regular encouragement for your marriage, you’ll want to subscribe to our ABC’s blog! This week we’re talking about “dating your mate.” You can join...
The Votes are In!!!! Winner will be announced this Friday, June 5, 2009 at 6:30 pm It’s a FREE Outdoor CONCERT! Featuring 33 Miles Introducing Kimber Rising The St. Paul Praise Team Band and the WCIC Opening Act Contest Winner The Final Two are… Appleton...
Thank you to all of you who have shared your summer strategy ideas! I love hearing what other moms are doing. I thought of another guideline we need to establish this summer: snack limitations.I’m finding the boys are snacking alot throughout the day and then...
Mark and Jill Savage are self described as being married 27 years, 17 happily. After turning their hurting marriage around, they felt called to help other couples take their marriage to the next level. Their teaching is practical, humorous, and full of energy. Mark...
It’s Tuesday’s Real Moms…Real Jesus chapter discussion! Feel free to answer or comment on any or all of the following:This chapter’s “Perspective” deals with being so tired. The Perspective starts with the true story of a mom who...
Mark officiated a wedding this weekend at Starved Rock State Park in Utica, IL. We stayed at the Starved Rock Lodge and spent our free time exploring the beautiful waterfalls, cliffs, and forests found just an hour north of our central IL home. Sometimes it’s...
Erica and I are back in Illinois! It’s good to be home.On Thursday we were able to get into all of our appts including our return appt with the neurologist! God moved so many mountains that day…thank you for your prayers! Erica has been diagnosed with...
Sitting in doctor’s waiting rooms gives a person plenty of time to read. This morning I was reading the in the book of Colossians and a verse popped out at me to pray for my children. I immediately prayed through it inserting each of my children’s names. I...
Hello all,It’s been a full day here at Mayo. Erica is having an MRI right now and I’m sitting in the waiting room. Thank goodness for internet access! We started our day with Dr. Bowers in neurology. He was wonderful. He spent an hour with us. He first...
Welcome to our Chapter 6 Discussion of Real Moms…Real Jesus. Let’s start with the Perspective titled “I’m Dealing with Disobedience Around Every Corner!” Have you ever considered that Jesus would teach and teach his disciples and yet they...
Erica and I are leaving for the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN today. We’re hoping for some answers with the myoclonic jerks she’s been experiencing that I first posted about back in March. Please pray that God will connect us with the right doctors and...
So have you been wondering what happened to our Tuesday Real Moms…Real Jesus Chapter 6 discussion? So have I!Let’s just say it’s not exactly been a normal week. Sunday afternoon Austin started feeling poorly and running a low grade fever. He was home...
I hope this finds all of you having a happy Monday. Austin’s been home with a fever today….ahhhh motherhood—it’s the ministry of availability. Because many of you have been asking, I wanted to update you on three things:1) Erica is still...
Thanks to all of you are participating in our online discussion of Real Moms…Real Jesus. I love the insight you are sharing each week! I’m learning something from each post!I said I would do a giveaway this week for anyone who participated in our chapter...
