Friday’s Quote of the Week

“The truth of the matter is that rest is as big a component to health and fitness as diet and exercise.”~Susie Larson

Could I ask you to pray?

Hello blog friends,This week has been a challenging week for my 18-year-old daughter, Erica. Late Saturday night her body began twitching uncontrollably. Initially the doctors thought that she was having a reaction to a new medication she had started. She stopped...

Wednesday’s Words of Encouragement

Don’t be overwhelmed!by Jill Savage For thousands of moms who attended the Hearts at Home conference last weekend, today represents a new beginning. After a weekend of encouragement that’s become known as a pep rally for moms, a mom returns home with fresh...

Real Truth

Welcome to those of you visiting for the first time from Lysa Terkeurst’s blog. Lysa and I are similar in our style of just being honest about life. I hope you’ll subscribe to my blog today so I can get to know you better!The discussion at Lysa’s blog today is about...

Real Moms…Real Jesus Book Discussion

Welcome to those of you who are visiting my blog for the first time! I hope you find encouragement in the “real stuff” of motherhood here! I’m going to start the online book discussion for Real Moms…Real Jesus three weeks from today....

Back to real life

The Hearts at Home weekend pulls us out of the daily grind of life for a couple of days. It’s exhausting but refreshing at the same time. But life doesn’t stop and once we’re back home we moms hit the ground running. Like yesterday.We returned home...

Re-post of “As Yourself”

A couple of weeks ago I had a powerful post titled “As Yourself.” It came out on the same day another post came out and some of you have communicated that you almost missed it, with a suggestion that I re-post it with top billing. So I’m listening to...

Hearts at Home…The Day After

I’m a bit numb today. However, numb is good because the exhaustion is a result of encouraging, educating, and equipping over 4700 moms at the Hearts at Home National Conference! Those 4700 moms represented 12, 997 children whose mommies were reminded that they...

Blog Tour Week 3

Check out these great mom blogs that are participating in the Real Moms…Real Jesus blog tour this week!Jill 3/15/09 www.thediaperdiaries.netSuzie 3/15/09 http://community.momlogic.com/group/christianmomlogicAmy 3/15/09 www.triciagoyer.com:...

It’s Hearts at Home Weekend!

In just a matter of hours over 4,500 moms will descend upon Bloomington-Normal, IL. They will come from 31 states and represent almost 13,000 children! My husband swears that by the time they leave on Saturday night there won’t be one ounce of chocolate left in...

Wednesday’s Words of Encouragement

Decorating on a Shoe String BudgetBy Jill SavageA friend and I spent one Friday wadding up Saran Wrap, dipping it in paint, and painting a faux finish on the walls in my stairway and hallway. The finish is beautiful and it cost me just $15 for the plastic wrap and the...

Blog Tour Week 2

Here are some other great mom blogs that are participating in the March blog tour for Real Moms…Real Jesus. Most of these have the same basic information but some are doing giveaways for the book!While you’re there take a look at some of their other posts....

Love For A Lifetime webcast

Tonight launches our very first Hearts at Home University live webcast! Mark and I will be teaching our popular “Love For A Lifetime” workshop right from our own living room. We have over 800 signed up to join in on the fun! If you want to join us, you can...