I just love this quote! As you know Autumn (don’t call it fall!) is my favorite season of the year. I love the bountiful harvest, the colors changing, the gathering of family together, the spicy smells, etc. But this quote got me thinking. What if we, like nature, also made this time of year a […]
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The Key to Being Happy
Hershey at 8 months old We all want to be happy. Take a look around and you see people trying to find happiness in a variety of ways. Some look to gratifying their desires to find happines through drugs, alcohol, pornography, sex, etc. Others look for happiness by getting lost in video games, or sports, […]
How I Read Blog Posts
I know, I know today is Friday. It’s supposed to be time for a homeschooling post. As is typical of most homeschoolers I think learning takes place all the time, not just with scholastics. So for those who don’t know about feed readers consider this a learning post! 🙂 Feed readers are a place where […]
Simple Pleasures: Autumn Edition Part II
More simple pleasures I enjoy in autumn. The Harvest Moon over the mountains to the east. I really like this glow! My Pilgrims. My mother-in-law picked these up for me years ago from Costco. I love their humble clothes and offerings. What a great reminder of how our celebration should be: simple, not gluttonous. Drinking […]
My Memories Suite Review and Giveaway
*** We have a winner! Congrats to D-lyn from Yesterday! *** I am a photographer. I think most moms are! We want to capture those sweet moments, those funny moments, those OH NO moments (that later turn into funny moments), and yes, even those heart wrenching moments. Why do we do that? Because we want […]
Next Wordfull Wednesday Topic for October 26
I think I may have scared a lot of you with last week’s Wordfull Wednesday challenge! Really, there were just a couple of brave souls who attempted paint chip creative writing. Oh well, you can’t win them all 🙂 Bravery That’s the topic for next week’s Wordfull Wednesday. Write about a time when you were […]
Sewing Basics: Nine Patch Quilt – Sudoku Style part I
Once we have gone over the very basics of sewing with a sewing machine my daughters start asking (incessantly) when they can start sewing their own lap quilt. Nine patch quilts are timeless. The patterns can vary greatly with no rhyme or reason for some or definite patterns for others. The pattern I like to […]
Autumn Days
My sentiments exactly!! Say what you will about the other seasons, none can rival autumn’s splendor and bounty. It is my favorite time of year (and not just because my birthday and Thanksgiving happen to be a part of it). And because it is such a wonderful time I plan on having a celebration of […]
Defending, Supporting, and Clarifying Truth
The Book of Mormon defends and supports truths taught in the Bible. It also clarifies doctrine found in the Bible. We had an experience this week that affirmed this to us once again. I teach early morning seminary to my two oldest daughters. This year we are studying the Old Testament. We began the lesson […]
Learning About the Reformation
This is a post I wrote for Latter-day Homeschooling. I thought I’d share it here too as my homeschooling post for the week. Quick, what is October 31st known for? Halloween is not an acceptable answer! Do you know? Here are a few clues. It happened in 1517. Elder Ballard said, “the Spirit of Christ […]
Simple Pleasures: Autumn Edition I
Through the rest of October I will be posting some of my simple pleasures of autumn. 1. Beautiful fall colors – photo taken the end of September driving from Provo to Heber. 2. Pumpkin pie spice – I’ve been sprinkling it on my hot chocolate. Mmmm. 3. Crisp morning air. I feel like opening all […]
Wordfull Wednesday: Paint Chip Writing
The Challenge: Pick up a paint strip sample with several shades of color on a strip. Write a story or poem that incorporates every paint color name on your paint chip sample. Be creative! A little intro to my story: While at the store I sent my children to get the paint samples. I should […]
Sewing Basics: Tote Bag
If there is one thing I am not ashamed we have a lot of, it is bags. The more the merrier! When ever we see fabric with cute prints we always say, “That would make a cute bag!” and so we usually make one. And since we have a lot of girls each of us […]
Corn Chopping
Corn chopping started on a cloudy, rain-in-the-morning, misty Thursday. This year we are making earlage instead of silage. What’s the difference? Corn silage is every part of the corn plant, while earlage is just the grain, cob, and sometimes husks. Both are chopped, packed, packed, This pile is only about five dump truck loads of […]
Another Testament of Jesus Christ
Now that I am back on schedule again my weekly posts on Faith will resume every Sunday. For the month of October I will be sharing some of my favorite passages of scriptures from the Book of Mormon, what they mean to me, and what I have learned from studying them. I belong to The […]
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