Part of the fun of holidays for me is the food. Believe it or not, I enjoy the process of making it all probably even more than eating it. But I will admit that I love eating it, too!We usually do cut-out cookies, dipped pretzels, and cookie press...
Yesterday I found myself humming the song “Let it Snow.” No, it’s not snowing in Illinois…yet. And honestly, I’m not real excited about it snowing either. But I love the song. As I was singing it in my head, I was...
Listening to my favorite Christian radio station, WCIC, I heard the announcer ask a great question for us to share about today: How does your personality show up in your Christmas tree?I was thinking about that as it pertains to our tree and realized that my tree...
Wow! I LOVED reading all the wonderful ideas on decorating traditions from Day One! If you haven’t read through the ideas yet, you can do that by clicking here. One of my favorites is Mary’s tradition of having a family sleepover under...
Today I’d like to share an article I wrote for the holidays. We’ll use it to launch our Christmas discussion and giveaway today. You’ll find info about both after the article!Random Acts of Christmas Kindnessby Jill Savage Late one Fall, my son and I...
For many of us, the turkeys and pumpkins are packed up and the Christmas decorations are on display. As moms, December is a full month of shopping, baking, making memories for our family. That’s why I’m devoting December to you, Mom, in my 25 Days of...
Turn on the television these days and you’ll find just about every kind of makeover show possible. We seem to be drawn to this makeover madness by our desire for something fresh and new in our complicated, and sometimes disorganized lives.I’ve recently become aware of...
Last weekend our family gathered together to celebrate our son-in-law’s 30th birthday. Matt (far-left) is also the daddy of our first grand-child due in late April (not that we’re excited or anything like that!) We had a slumber party for all 9 of us at...
Last week, Mark and I had a wonderful week at the Blessing Ranch in Livermore, CO. It was great getting away from the everyday. But truly, there is no place like home.As usual, while preparing for our trip, I struggled leaving my kids. I always do. This was the first...
This week Mark and I are spending some time at the Blessing Ranch in Livermore, CO. It’s a Christian Renewal and Resource Center for ministry couples.I won’t be be blogging this week because I’ll be focusing on personal renewal and spending this time...
So tonight my newly married daughter, Erica, accompanied me to a speaking engagement in Morris, IL. After it was over and we were packing up the book table she said, “You did a great job tonight, Mom. I think the last time I helped you (which was a couple of...
It was a great weekend at Hearts at Home, Rochester, MN. I spoke in the morning keynote session and Dr. Kevin Leman spoke in the afternoon. He’s a nut and always wears the craziest socks.If you were there this weekend, of if you attended one of the other Hearts...
Last week I posted about a new book for parents of chronically or critically ill children. I promised a giveaway of two books to two of my readers who posted a comment indicating they could use the book in some way. Because only three people posted comments, I’m...
In recent weeks I’ve been devoting one post a week to the concept of having a “dinner date” with God. It’s important that we have “snacks” and “meals” with God. Like any friendship, when you spend time together, you...
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