Be a YES MOM!

When my two younger boys were 12 and 14, they ran inside one hot summer days and asked, “Mom…it’s so hot outside! Can we see if it’s hot enough to cook an egg on the sidewalk?” The practical side of me started to say no, but then I caught...

We have 8 winners!

It’s been so exciting to read all the wonderful feedback about the new Hearts at Home website and what workshop choices you would make if you won a registration to one of our conferences! Thank you to every one of you who took the time to enter the giveaway! It...

Fresh Look, Fresh Words, Fresh Vision GIVEAWAY

Last Friday, I told you about Hearts at Home’s new logo and tagline. Today I want to introduce you to our brand new website! We’ve completed Phase I of our new website with a completely new look and easier navigation to find what you’re looking for....

And the winner is…

Ok, so I said I would draw a winner for the Homespun Gifts From The Heart book at 10pm on Thursday evening.  Guess what I was doing?  Sewing.Guess what I was doing at 11pm Thursday?  Sewing.Midnight? Sewing1 AM?  Yep, you guess…sewing.I...

Still Sewing….

Mom and I are still sewing today! Wow these quilts are taking a lot longer than we thought! Many of you have asked how to make a t-shirt quilt. After Christmas I’ll do a post on it with pictures of the quilts I made…but in the meantime just google...

Homemade Christmas

My mom and I are spending today sewing T-shirt quilts for Christmas presents (my son and son-in-law know that is what they are getting…they gave me the t-shirts! They just don’t know what they’ll look like!)This year is a living with less Christmas...

Congrats to the CD winners!

Congratulations Chrissy, Jennifer, and China mama! You each won one of the Fuel Worship CD’s! I’ll be contacting you by email to get your address so we can send the CD’s! Thank you to everyone who shared their favorite exercise songs yesterday! I...

Got any suggestions for great worship songs for running?

Yesterday I talked about turning on my iPod and running. Erin asked about my favorite worship songs for running. Here’s a list I made:Worthy of My PraiseShout to the NorthSalvation is Here (Hillsong)Revolution (Hillsong–United We Stand)Better is One Day...

And the winners are…

The winners of the What Women Want Now Expo giveaway are:2 All Access VIP Passes go to Tristi! Girlfriend Pack of Four Tickets goes to email address Lbngb93! I’m sending an email to both of you with instructions on how to get get your tickets!...

Central Illinois Giveaway

For my Central Illinois blog world friends…today you have the chance to win one of two giveaways to the What Women Want Now Expo on Saturday, September 25 at the Coliseum in Bloomington!The first package consists of two VIP All Access passes to the entire...

First Blog Post Winner

I’m so glad several of you decided to follow the instructions and post your very first blog comment!  Now you can be part of our online conversations anytime you want! The winner of the drawing is gjordan35(at)comcast(dot)net!  I’ll be...

Growing Grateful Kids

I’ve had the privilege of getting to know a wonderful mom from Minnesota.  Susie Larson first spoke at a Hearts at Home conference several years ago.  We connected as speakers first, but quickly found out that we had alot in common as moms.Susie has...

Living With Less

Today was a snow day for us.  We loved having a “free” day to sleep late and then get some things done. We hadn’t yet taken down our Christmas decorations so today was the perfect day to do that.  When we got it all put away I said the...

Grand Prize Winner!

I loved our December Christmas conversations!  I learned some great new ideas from our discussions and will likely do some Christmas things differently in the future.  Thank you to those of you who shared your ideas and contributed to the...

We have winners!

Ok, I’m finally getting caught up on the final five giveaways for the 25 Days of Giveaways!  I’ve drawn the winners for days 22-26 (yes, there was an extra giveaway!) today.  I’ll draw for the grand prize winner tomorrow from everyone who...