My Heart's at Home: Becoming the Intentional Mom Your Family Needs [Paperback]

Jill Savage (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2007

Founder and Executive Director of Hearts at Home Jill Savage explores the important role “home” plays in a family’s journey. With her personable, humorous style, Jill shares from her experience as a mother of five and from conversations with many other moms to offer practical ideas and motivation to create a home that is a

• safe place for a functional family to blossom
• community center that offers hospitality and compassion
• church where prayer and Scripture guide all members
• museum filled with a family’s history, stories, and heritage
• school with lessons of virtue, integrity, and ethics

This anchor book for Hearts at Home will extend beyond this valuable ministry to encourage all women to build the heart of their home on biblical principles and to raise a family that is strong, loving, and firmly standing on a foundation of faith.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers (February 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736918264
• ISBN-13: 978-0736918268
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #200,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jill Savage is an author and speaker who is passionate about encouraging moms.

A graduate of Butler University in Indianapolis, IN, Jill's holds a bachelors degree in music education. After teaching piano and voice privately for 15 years, Jill now considers motherhood the most important job she will ever do.

Jill's enthusiasm for the profession of motherhood is contagious. Founding Hearts at Home, in 1994, Jill now speaks to thousands of women each year about their priorities, their passions, and their purpose. Jill's honest, vulnerable, and encouraging style makes her an effective communicator. In fact, readers say reading a Jill Savage book is like sitting down and having a cup of coffee with a girlfriend.

Jill lives in Central Illinois with her husband Mark. They are the parents of five children ranging in ages fourteen to twenty-six, and the grandparents of one granddaughter.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wish I'd read it years ago, May 15, 2007

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Jeanne Zornes (Wenatchee, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Heart's at Home: Becoming the Intentional Mom Your Family Needs (Paperback)

This is one of those "I-wish-I'd-had-it-to-read-twenty-years-ago" books about mothering. As the mother of two young adults, I've traveled the years of motherhood that Jill addresses. I was glad to find a kindred spirit in her counsel for mothering and was delighted to learn that she, too, has a "God story" box (for knickknacks that represent spiritual signposts). Warm and practical, filled with personal stories, it's well organized around the big picture of a home's higher functions (i.e. "safe house," "rest area," "pep rally," "business office," and so on). Wherever you are in your parenting journey, consider buying this book. It would make a great gift for women just starting their mothering years, too.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Advice to be a better all-around mom, August 7, 2007

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Christina Lockstein "Christy's Book Blog" (Oconto Falls, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Heart's at Home: Becoming the Intentional Mom Your Family Needs (Paperback)

My Heart's at Home by Jill Savage is a terrific devotional for moms. It's about being an intentional parent rather than always parenting by the seat of your pants (like I do). The book is set up in sections like Home as Museum, Home as Church, Home as Pep Rally with each giving great ideas on how to make your home a loving, nurturing environment for the entire family. The chapters are short and easy to read, and Savage writes in a very conversational tone. She quickly admits her own shortcomings and gives advice for trying to rise above them. Some of the advice is common sense, but it's stuff that needs to be said again and again until it sticks. I like the idea of planning rather than always dealing with the situation of the moment. Savage looks at every occasion in life as an opportunity to teach her children and show how much she loves them. It doesn't get much better than that!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jill Savage got it right!, March 30, 2007

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Colleen M. Burdua (Oxford, Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Heart's at Home: Becoming the Intentional Mom Your Family Needs (Paperback)

Jill Savage wrote about specific ways to be an "intentional" mother that our family needs. She has a lot of wonderful ideas about getting organized, involving the kids in house chores, and ways to save money. It's a fast read that makes me think about doing things differently so I can spend more quality time with my kids and husband. Definitely a worthwhile read!