I have a confession to make. I’m going to be vulnerable and share it with you because I think you might be able to identify with it. I have been struggling with jealousy lately. I know that we are not to envy. God’s working with me on this one, but the...
It’s been a hard day at the Savage household today. A friend of Erica’s from Normal Community High School passed away this morning. She went to prom this past weekend and she took her AP exams yesterday. This morning when her mom went to wake her up for school she was...
It’s Tuesday again and time for our Chapter 4 discussion! Reading this chapter was such a good reminder for me.The Perspective is titled “I’m in high demand.” It looks at how many times we hear, “Mommy…” or...
Chameleon MomBy Jill SavageMy eighteen-year-old daughter loves to go to the mall. She loves to shop, but even more she desires to see how outfits are put together or clothing is constructed.She has a mom who hates to shop.My fifteen-year-old and twelve-year-old sons...
It’s week 3 of our Real Moms…Real Jesus discussion. Please join in with your comments or questions as you desire. You can answer one or all of the questions! The Perspective for this chapter is titled “Can I please go to the bathroom alone?” So...
I shared on Thursday that I’ve been reading some rather controversial books. I shared about The Shack on Thursday. Today I want to share with you about the Twilight series.I tend to be drawn to historical fiction in general. Reading a book about vampires is not...
Welcome to week 2 of our Real Moms…Real Jesus Discussion! Feel free to chime in on any part of our discussion. Pick one or two questions, all the questions, or ask a few questions of your own!Let’s start with the Perpective: Help Everyone Wants a Piece of...
It was a refreshing long Easter weekend at the Savage home. Easter is the hardest holiday for me because for 20 years of being in ministry that means we can’t ever have Easter with extended family who live hours away. So I always try to invite other...
Thank you to all of you who have been praying for my daughter, Erica. She was finally able to have an MRI on Tuesday, but unfortunately, the MRI didn’t show anything. The neurologist is baffled and is sending us to an epileptologist. He feels it is...
Just a reminder that I’m going to start the online book discussion for Real Moms…Real Jesus two weeks from today.We’ll start Tuesday, April 7 with a “one chapter a week” discussion every Tuesday. The discussion on Tuesday, April 7 will...
It’s the final week of the Real Moms…Real Jesus blog tour. There are so many wonderful mom blogs out there! Most of these carry the same interview but some are doing book giveaways on their blogs!Jennifer...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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