by Arlene | Sep 25, 2023 | Blog, Podcast, The Latest ...
Listen to the Happy Home Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Kids and parents are way more anxious than they were in the 90s. What is happening to make anxiety so contagious and common? Pull up a chair for an illuminating, truth-filled... 
by Arlene | Sep 18, 2023 | Blog, Podcast, The Latest ...
Listen to the Happy Home Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. The headlines tell us anxiety is on the rise. Is your family wrestling with anxiety? Counselor Jonathan Holmes helps us calm our anxious kids (and calm our own hearts too). How can... 
by Arlene | Sep 4, 2023 | Blog, Podcast, The Latest ...
Listen to the Happy Home Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. The world has changed. Social media has emerged as arguably the most pervasive discipleship force in the world. It’s shaping the way our kids think and behave. Chris Martin,... 
by Arlene | Aug 28, 2023 | Blog, Podcast, The Latest ...
Listen to the Happy Home Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Physical intimacy is very important in marriage, but it’s something we rarely talk about with our friends, or even our spouses. What is normal? What’s too much?... 
by Arlene | Aug 21, 2023 | Blog, Podcast, The Latest ...
Listen to the Happy Home Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Dannah Gresh is this week’s AWESOME AUGUST guest. If your marriage is suffering because of pornography, addiction, or an affair, you are not alone. It is not hopeless. You... 
by Arlene | Aug 14, 2023 | Blog, Podcast, The Latest ...
Listen to the Happy Home Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. AWESOME AUGUST continues with Alli Worthington! If you’ve ever wrestled with mom guilt or felt unfulfilled in your role as mom, you are not alone. Being a mom can sap your... 
by Arlene | Aug 7, 2023 | Blog, Podcast, The Latest ...
Listen to the Happy Home Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You’ve tried doing all the right things and saying the right words, but you’re still exhausted and empty. There are times in life when it feels like no matter what we... 
by Arlene | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog, Podcast, The Latest ...
Listen to the Happy Home Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Do you struggle with body image or maybe you worry about the messages your kids are getting? Striving to have a perfect or better body can be exhausting and depressing. But what... 
by Arlene | Jul 24, 2023 | Blog, Podcast, The Latest ...
Listen to the Happy Home Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. When you hear the word teenager, it may strike fear in your heart. If you are dreading the teen years, you’re not alone and you don’t have to be helpless bystander.... 
by Arlene | Jul 17, 2023 | Blog, Podcast, The Latest ...
Listen to the Happy Home Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. What do you eat when you feel stressed? Maybe it’s cookies, burritos, cake, or my personal favorite, chocolate. What if we turned to God instead to find He has a feast... 
by Arlene | Jun 19, 2023 | Blog, Podcast, The Latest ...
Listen to the Happy Home Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Marriage is beautiful and rewarding, but it also can be very hard. There is one thing that can radically bless your home – praying the Word of God for your marriage. Author... 
by Arlene | Apr 8, 2020 | Blog, Giveaways, The Latest ...
I asked my new friend, author JJ Gutierrez to share about helping kids overcome fear during this time of Coronavirus. JJ has a new book that is perfectly timed for this season, Chickening IN – From Fear to Courageous Faith. You can enter to win the book on my... 
by Arlene | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog, The Latest ...
Just a few weeks ago, we were running from school to practice to dinner to homework. Parents are often stretched to the limit by jam packed schedules. You and I have wished that life would slow down. All of a sudden that wish has come true in a very dramatic way. ... 
by Arlene | Dec 9, 2019 | Blog, The Latest ...
Are you looking for creative gift ideas for your spouse? Neckties and flannels have their place, but maybe you’re looking for something different for your spouse this year. What can you give your husband or wife that will communicate your love without breaking the... 
by Arlene | Oct 21, 2019 | Blog, The Latest ...
What is your biggest fear as a parent? I had to laugh as I read this blog post entry from about 12 years ago: My biggest fear was realized 10,000 feet in the air. No, I’m not afraid of heights. I’m afraid of screaming babies on airplanes. Every year, we head from... 
by Arlene | Oct 8, 2019 | Blog, The Latest ..., Videos
Let’s take a moment to consider…what are selfies doing to our kids (and particularly our girls)? We used to take photos of other people, so we would remember that girl we met at summer camp. Or we’d take photos of the places we visit like... 
by Arlene | Oct 7, 2019 | Blog, Marriage, The Latest ...
How would you like to be happier as a wife? Let’s begin by going down memory lane. Do you remember how happy you were when your husband proposed? Here’s a photo of James and me the morning he proposed. The year was 1998…and I was the happiest girl... 
by Arlene | Oct 1, 2019 | Blog, The Latest ..., Videos
When our kids are sick… When we need advice… When we are wondering where to go on date night… We usually GOOGLE the answer. And although using Google can be extremely helpful, it can also slowly become extremely dangerous, especially for kids. Why? ... 
by Arlene | Sep 29, 2019 | Blog, Parenting, The Latest ...
More about this at the bottom, but I have a new video course – absolutely free – about technology and girls. It’s one way I can serve you! Today I wrote about serving others on my Proverbs 31 devotional. Becoming a leader in your home is about... 
by Arlene | Aug 27, 2019 | Blog, The Latest ...
I love buying and receiving journals. When I was in high school, I filled journal after journal with my questions about life, my meanderings about what kind of job I should get, and of course, about all the boys I had crushes on. Decades later, I don’t journal... 
by Arlene | Aug 26, 2019 | Blog, The Latest ...
A special welcome to my friends from Proverbs 31 who read my devotion. So glad you stopped by! The concept of writing a thank you letter is familiar to you. But what about writing a thank you letter to God? Have you ever written one? Well, if you write a thank you... 
by Arlene | Aug 7, 2019 | Blog, The Latest ..., Videos
What does success look like for your child? Maybe it looks like becoming an overnight YouTube sensation or professional gamer. Success however doesn’t happen overnight, and it actually doesn’t primarily have anything to do with talent. Here’s two... 
by Arlene | Aug 2, 2019 | Blog, Parenting, The Latest ..., Videos
Mentors are role models your kids can talk to. Does your son or daughter have people like this in their lives? Finding mentors for your kids isn’t as complicated as you may think…but it is something you do on purpose. My son Ethan has been in Royal... 
by Arlene | Jun 4, 2019 | Blog, The Latest ..., Videos
Game plan for the summer screen time in your home! Here are some ideas to choose from to make your summer more sane with on-purpose screen time instead of screen time that takes over your entire summer. Create your own family media plan here on the AAP (American... 
