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Heart Resolutions

One of the best things about attending and volunteering at the Hearts At Home conference is the opportunity to gain a fresh perspective. In fact the conference is quickly replacing my New Year resolutions. I gain an abundance of information throughout the weekend helping me to find focus for the upcoming months. I determine to work harder on my marriage and my relationship with my daughter. I also connect with friends I only get to see at the conference and I usually walk away with one or two new friends. This year my heart (and my head) are full of thoughts regarding how to maintain my focus this year. Rather than starting strong only to find I didn't make it past April I want to put together a more intentional plan that will at least carry me until the end of the year. But this plan takes more than me. It takes conversations with my husband, accountability with my family and yes, even a willingness to speak openly with my friends who I know will support and encourage me along the

Real Moms...Real Jesus: A conversation with author Jill Savage

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Today I’d like to welcome author and speaker, Jill Savage. Jill’s recent book Real Moms…Real Jesus , just released, and I wanted to ask her about her real mom moments.. Leave a comment on this post to win your own copy of Real Moms...Real Jesus! Jill, tell us a little bit about yourself and your family. Mark and I have been married 25 years and we have five children. Anne is 24 and married to our wonderful son-in-love, Matt. Evan is 21 and married to our beautiful daughter-in-love, Julie. Erica is 18 and a college student at Heartland Community College. Kolya is 15 and in the 8th grade. We adopted Kolya at the age of 9 from Russia---the God story about his adoption is included in the Real Moms…Real Jesus book. And Austin is 12 and in the 7th grade. Tell us about your newest book Real Moms...Real Jesus? Real Moms…Real Jesus is a book designed to help moms understand that when Jesus lived on this earth he was fully God, yet fully man. We don’t often think about the fact that he was a hu