Are we coming to your neck of the woods?

Mark and I have several events on the calendar over the next few months.  We might even be coming to your area!  If you live in Central Florida, the St. Louis area, or in Central Illinois, we’d love to meet you!  If you don’t live near these...

I’m gonna be a Grandma…hopefully today!

Happy Monday morning!  Today should be Marriage Monday, but I’m a little busy today… becoming a Grandma!  Anne had a sonogram on Saturday and it showed that her amniotic fluid is too low.  They have decided to induce her this morning. ...

Do I have any Florida Blog Friends?

Mark and I are excited to be part of the Focus on the Family “Celebrate Family” Tour.  We’ll be at the Orlando, Florida, event on Wednesday, May 19. If you live close enough to come to the Orlando event, we’d love to meet you! ...

Focus on the Family WEBCAST Today!

Today I’ll be joining the discussion on the weekly Focus on the Family live webcast for moms!This time, however, I’ll be doing so from the comfort of my home and the technology of Skype!  The topic of the one hour show will be “Family...

Ultimate Blog Party

Wow!  I have a couple of friends who have turned me on to the Ultimate Blog Party 2010 at 5MINUTESFORMOM.COM.  This has been so much fun because I’ve been meeting so many wonderful moms and discovering some great new mom blogs! Not only that, but...

Calling All Moms! It’s Webcast Day!

I’m so excited to be a part of a brand new weekly resource for moms that Focus on the Family is launching.  Today is the premiere of the Mom Webcasts that will be available every Wednesday afternoon.  Tuck the kids in for a nap if you are at home or...

"Real Moms…Real Jesus" Focus on the Family Radio Broadcast

Welcome Focus on the Family Listeners!  I’m glad you’ve stopped by my blog!  Please look around a bit, join in on some recent discussions, read some favorite posts, and let me know you were here.  I’d love to meet you! My blog is a...

Tell us what YOU think about the Hearts at Home website!

Through the end of this month, you have the chance to win a $100 Visa gift card!  It’s simple – just tell us what you think of the Hearts at Home website!  We want the Hearts at Home website to be the premier go-to place for...

It’s Not Too Late To Join the Fun at Hearts at Home!

The winner of the Growing Grateful Kids book drawing is Megan who posted as “The Dowell Family.”  I’ll contact you by email Megan to get your mailing address.  Congrats!I was so inspired by all the stories shared…if you missed reading...

Do you know a mom in Europe?

The picture to the left was taken last April in Vienna, Austria. It’s a picture of our volunteer Hearts at Home leadership in Austria. What a great group of moms! Several years ago, Hearts at Home walked through a door God opened to encourage moms in Europe....

A Day of Prayer and Fasting

I’ll never forget the day our son-in-law, Matt asked us if he could marry Anne.  As very-nervous-Matt stammered out the words after a few minutes of small talk, this thought went through my mind: “Oh my goodness, this the young man I’ve been...

Thank you…

I had hoped to spend this week here in the blog world talking about Valentine’s Day.  I certainly didn’t anticipate spending 48 hours in the hospital.  What a whirlwind this week has been.Monday morning right after I put my boys on the school bus...

I’m looking for Grandma names and Grandma advice!

Here’s my first picture of my granddaughter to share with you!  Anne’s April 29 due date is fast approaching. Today on my WCIC radio interview we invited listeners to share their “Grandma” names and any advice they had for me as I become a...