New Arrival!

It’s here! Today the UPS man delivered a box of books to my house! Wahoo! It’s my new book Real Moms…Real Jesus! I am soooooo excited! This is a book with a message that I believe is essential for every mom to understand. I’m jumping up and...

Facebook and more!

Are you on Facebook? If you are, I want to be your friend! Send me a friend request when you have a chance.Also Hearts at Home has a group on Facebook! Make sure you join the Hearts at Home group, too!And if you Twitter, I’m on Twitter, too! What would we do...

Hearts at Home Upcoming Events

Hearts at Home has alot going on in the next few weeks and months! I’ll be talking more about each of these over the next few weeks, but here’s some info so you are in the know!Hearts at Home National Conference–March 13-14, 2009Discounted...

God’s patience

We’ve been really enjoying our “reading thru the Bible in two years” we’ve been doing with the boys since the beginning of the new year. Tonight we read Genesis 18 and Abraham’s conversation with God really struck something in me as a...

We have a winner!

I promised to post a winner on Tuesday, but I never made it to my computer. Our 18 year old had a car accident on Tuesday and my day suddenly looked different than I thought it would. She’s very sore, but ok. The car was totaled. Everyone in our house has had a...

Real Moms, Real Lives, Real Stories

This year’s Hearts at Home conference theme is Real Moms, Real Lives, Real Stories. We want to encourage moms to share their real hearts, real lives, and real stories. This week, my online friend Lynn shared a real story and how God used it to teach her a real...

Read thru the Bible with your kids

I love the start of a new year. It’s a great time to evaluate and start fresh in whatever area of our life we want to do in a different way. Last week when Mark and I did our “advance decision making” conversation, we discussed wanting to do...

New Haircut

Well I decided to take the plunge and cut the hair that I was trying to grow out. I honestly don’t know what I was trying to grow it out to…I guess I just wanted something different. I really like my new cut! Our friend Steve was over tonight and he...

Hearts at Home Blog

I’m posting over at the Hearts at Home blog today. Check out post one and post two!

Christmas Cookies Galore!

Well, this was a busy weekend in the Savage kitchen! We spent all day Saturday and all of Sunday afternoon and evening baking bread, cookies, and dipping chocolate. I can’t believe how exhausted two whole days of baking makes you! This was a first, though. I...

Hawaii afterglow Day 1

Hawaii is absolutely beautiful. I was struck by God’s creativity and and the unique beauty of His creation. We were on the island of Maui near the city of Lahaina.Everyday we had sunshine and 85 degree temperatures. What a change considering when we left Chicago...

We’re Home!

I’m home and excited to share with you about our trip, but I’m still not adjusted to the time change yet and need to head to bed. Here’s a picture so you can enjoy a little bit of God’s beautiful creation. More coming in the next few...

I hope your Thanksgiving holiday was as wonderful as ours! We enjoyed spending time with friends and family and had some of our favorite foods like Beef House Rolls and Persimmon Pudding. I’m taking a week off from regular blogging to spend time with my hubby....

Happy Thanksgiving!

Do you ever find yourself focusing more on what you don’t have, rather than all that you have?Do you feel overwhelmed with the mundane chores of family life and wonder if any of it really makes a difference?With Thanksgiving upon us, I’ve been thinking...

Will you pray for me?

Today I’m in Vancouver, Washington preparing to speak at a fundraiser for Christian Family adoptions on Saturday evening. I’m excited to meet some wonderful people and share my vision and passion about adoption. Sunday I’ll travel to Colorado...