While watching 17 Miracles for the umpteenth time my six year old informed me, “When I get married, I’m going to tell my wife to only buy true story movies. Those are the best kind to watch.” “Really? Even if people die and its sad?” “Mom, most of the people lived. That was a miracle! […]
Archives for 2013
Puerto Rico’s 2013 Young Mother of the Year
Did you know that Puerto Rico has the largest “state” organization for American Mothers? They love their moms! I’d like to introduce you to Camille Guardiola-Lozada. She is the mother of three children, one of whom has Autism. Camille missed the last day of the American Mothers’s convention, including the gala dinner, because she had […]
I am a body builder
A nice little article, Changing the World One Baby at a Time, appeared in the Church News this weekend. And a funny thing happened. I noticed in my blog stats that people were googling my name and finding their way here. (Welcome, by the way, to those of you who did just that.) It was […]
CurrClick’s Pay What You Want Sale
Just popping in from my blogging break to tell you about a fantastic sale that started today at CurrClick. It’s the “Pay What You Want” event! Through the weekend and ending on July 29th, homeschoolers can shop over 4,000 titles from top homeschool publishers and you guessed it: *Pay whatever you want for the items […]
Betty Jean Gibbs Ventura
“Thou shalt live together in love, insomuch that thou shalt weep for the loss of them that die,” (Doctrine & Covenants 42:45) My sweet grandmother Yaya (Betty Jean Gibbs Ventura) has now joined her beloved companion Avi (Juan Ventura) in heaven. She was an amazing woman who loved serving others. I love her and will […]
Chocolate Kisses
Ah summer! Where has your first month gone? It seems like you are flying away too quickly. So much to do, so much to experience, and all at double time. For instance, yesterday was a very important day in history. VERY IMPORTANT. Do you know what happened on July 7, 1550? EUROPEANS DISCOVERED CHOCOLATE!!! Up […]
Five Minute Friday: Beautiful
Today I’m joining Lisa-Jo Baker for Five Minute Friday. Write for 5 minutes flat with no editing, no worrying about perfect grammar, font, or punctuation. Join us! This week’s topic: Beautiful Go! My oldest says it on the way home from the family BBQ. “Is it just me or was the sky particularly beautiful this […]
La Familia July 2013
Monday evening we headed out to Water Canyon to update our family photo. It was windy and we could see storm clouds in the distance. It was those storm clouds that brought lightning that sparked the wildfire. Regardless of the weather we actually got a few good photos! Hurray for cooperative children, a tripod and […]
Lightning Sparked Wildfire
This is the view from our house tonight before going to bed. The dim lights just left of center is my sister-in-law’s house. The three lights just right of center are our shops. A little too close for comfort! Here’s a closer look at the fire above my sister-in-law’s house (the two dots at lower […]
American Mothers, Inc. 2013 Convention
American Mothers is an organization dedicated to honoring, educating and serving mothers at home, at work and in the world. Though it officially began in 1935 its roots go all the way to the Civil War when Anna Reeves Jarvis sought to heal the wounds created by the conflict by gathering mothers from both sides […]
Plates, bowls, cups, utensils
Ours used to all match. Now our plates and bowls are mixed from a red set and a white set. Our cups are glass mason jars with handles all etched with our names. These are great! Except for when we have company. I need to make some that say guests or friends. We use glass […]
The Power of Mothers and Babies {repeat}
When I was a little girl I just knew that I would grow up and change the world. I was destined for something great and glorious and glamorous. Then I became a mother. All I found myself changing was diapers. There were days when I wondered if I had accomplished any good at all. You […]
I Believe in Families – Q&A from World Congress of Families
Here is part of a Q&A panel discussion from the World Congress of Families. World Congress of Families Q&A Panel Robert Baehr, Movie Guide http://www.movieguide.org/ Kelli Houghton, United Families International, LDS Woman http://unitedfamilies.org/ Sharon Slater, Family Watch International, LDS Woman http://www.standforthefamily.org/sff/about_sharon.cfm Moderator: Karl Faase Question: Tell us about the United Nations Sharon Slater, United Families […]
LLLLllllllllaundry!
Gardening, watering, playing in the sprinklers, driving toy tractors in the dirt, helping dad fix broken down pivots, farming hay – all that times the number of people in our family and we’ve got a whole heck of a lot of laundry to do! Throughout my motherhood experience I’ve tried several different approaches to tackling […]
My Papito
My dad on the left with his siblings. Gotta love the 60s! My kids love to hear me tell stories about my dad. And, boy are there stories to tell! One of my earliest memories involves the book Little Bear. I sat on his lap as he taught me to read at the age of […]
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