Do you have your baking done? Is you shopping finished? Do you have the house cleaned? Are you packed for traveling? There are so many things to get done to “do” Christmas. Isn’t it time to let go of some of the expectations for a...
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...
The weekend was a busy one for company in our home with 15 extended family visiting and 10 of them spending the night at our house plus about 50 people who joined us for Erica’s graduation open house on Saturday. That was the best part of the weekend.But in the...
It’s been a busy weekend at the Savage homestead. Thursday evening we got the predicted ice storm. And as you can see by the picture…we were hit hard. We will likely lose a couple of trees that have been damaged by the ice.Tonight we lost our power for a...
Today is a special day at the Savage household. We’re celebrating our daughter’s 18th birthday and her high school graduation.Erica was always a fun child, very inquisitive, and very funny. Finding her pulling all the toilet paper off the roll was a daily...
Today Hearts at Home is launching a new resource in partnership with the Pantagraph. Once a week a one minute mom tip (taped in my home) will be featured on the Pantagraph newspaper website. Here’s the first...
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 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...
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...
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...
Well from the response to my “Life’s Not Fair” post, I’d say there’s alot more of us “mean” parents out there than we realized! I’ve loved reading about the boundaries you’ve set in your families. I’d say...
Did you all know that my 12-year-old son is the ONLY kid in seventh grade who doesn’t have his own phone? Well at least that’s what he just told me. Honestly, when picking him up after a school basketball game last week, my husband told me that every kid...
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...
Tuesday night my boys and I worked together to fill three shoeboxes to send to Operation Christmas Child. I want this Christmas to be about giving more than any others, because I think it’s important for those of us who have so much to share with those who have...
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