Wow, these summer ideas are so good! If you haven’t read through the comments on this post you’ll want to do so! Just click here!A couple of great links every mom should know about were...
Thank you to all of you who have shared your summer strategy ideas! I love hearing what other moms are doing. I thought of another guideline we need to establish this summer: snack limitations.I’m finding the boys are snacking alot throughout the day and then...
My boys summer break officially begins today! It’s our first day home for the summer. To celebrate, they slept in our camper last night…right out in the driveway. It’s one of their favorite things to do in the summer.Many years ago I decided to give...
Taking Care of the Me in MommyBy Jill Savage “Why do I feel like I want to run away from home?” asked the weary mom sitting across the table from me. “I love my family, but I feel like I’ve lost myself somewhere along the way,” she lamented. I reassured this young mom...
It’s Tuesday’s Real Moms…Real Jesus chapter discussion! Feel free to answer or comment on any or all of the following:This chapter’s “Perspective” deals with being so tired. The Perspective starts with the true story of a mom who...
It was several years ago that I had the opportunity to meet Ryan Dobson. Ryan is Jim Dobson’s son–that’s Jim Dobson of Focus on the Family. I’ve listened to Focus on the Family radio for years and felt mentored by Dr. Dobson as a parent over...
You know, even when your kids are grown you’re heart is still attached to them and you’re still so proud of their accomplishments. Do you remember when I posted last week that my son’s band, “Courtland,” made it in the final 12 of the...
As if a slumber party wasn’t enough excitement for the weekend, we also had Prom this weekend. Erica has graduated from high school, but her boyfriend, Kendall, is a senior. If you’ve been hanging around my blog for a little while you might remember that...
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...
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...
It’s spring break for us. My boys have been content to just be home, play basketball, do some building projects, bake cookies…pretty easy stuff. I even offered for them to have friends over today (we live out in the country so you can’t just go...
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...
Teaching your children about AuthorityBy Jill Savage”Erica, Mrs. Jones is in charge during Sunday School. I expect you to respect and obey her.””Anne, Sarah is the boss while we are gone. I expect you to listen to her as your...
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