Last night I hooked up the laptop to our television (Junior Mint decided to break our dvd player) and settled on the couch to watch a new movie. Mr. Ferrero Rocher was talking on the phone, five kids were at the table playing Scrambled States of America, one was face-timing with a sister at college, […]
Archives for September 2014
September 2014 General Womens Meeting
I love this time of year when once again we prepare ourselves to listen to the words of living prophets and apostles of God. Last night women from all over the world gathered together as disciples of Christ to feel of His love for us. We were fed spiritually as we listened to wonderful words of […]
Happiness in Family Life
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland gave a wonderful devotional this past Tuesday at BYU-Idaho about the pursuit of happiness. In that devotional Elder Holland counseled, “Live the way happy people live. Walk the path that happy people walk. And your chances to find joy in unexpected moments, to find peace in unexpected places, to find the […]
Home as a Family History & Missionary Training Center
We’ve all seen it. Families are changing. It’s harder to keep the family intact with so much working against it. The National Domestic Violence Hotline says, “Nearly half of all women and men in the United States have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime.”1 Domestic violence statistics appear to be going […]
To Fill a Life
Our guest blogger today is Stephanie from The Mount Laundry News. You know that object lesson where the teacher has an assortment of big rocks, small rocks, sand, and -for the truly ambitious – water, that all has to fit in a jar? The idea is to teach that if we properly prioritize by putting […]
How to Simplify Outside Activities
My monthly family calendar reminds me of an air traffic control tower, with four kids circling around waiting to land, taking off late and trying to avoid mid-air collisions. Just like every other family I know, our schedule is intense. I think that finding the right balance has never been more difficult! There are so […]
Family Scripture Study
About five years ago I sent a thank-you letter to a family that used to live in the last area I served in as a full-time missionary. The letter thanked them for their many meals provided for the missionaries that had served in that area, but especially for their example of family scripture study. While […]
The Importance of Family Home Evening
The First Presidency of the Church, in 1915, advised and urged the inauguration of a ‘Home Evening’ throughout the Church, at which time fathers and mothers may gather their boys and girls about them in the home, and teach them the words of the Lord . . . If the Saints obey this counsel, we […]
Communication and Forgiveness
Who doesn’t want true happiness in family life? Who doesn’t want a satisfactory and fulfilling marriage? When I was dating my now husband one of the things that kept coming to my mind was the quote from the family proclamation saying: “Happiness in Family Life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the […]
A Family That Prays Together Stays Together
“Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, PRAYER, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities.” -The Family: A Proclamation to the World There we are again- In the car ready to go when someone remembers, “Hey, we haven’t said family prayer yet!” On one hand I’m thrilled […]
Working Together As A Family
There’s a joke we like to tell in our family about my nephew. When he was about 5 years old his mom asked him to do some chore and, of course, he complained. Someone asked him if there was anything he disliked more than doing chores. My nephew answered, “Yes . . .jobs!” Jobs were […]
Importance of Having Family Dinners
I grew up with foodie parents before foodie was even a word. In our household, family meals were the rule. My dad was trained as a chef and he unwound from a long day at work (as a computer programmer) by cooking delicious meals. A sign hanging in my parents’ dining room fits their attitude […]
Five Ways to Strengthen Your Family
Welcome to the 5th annual Family Proclamation Celebration! We have an amazing line-up of guest bloggers who have submitted some stellar posts about the basics of family life. Whitney kicks off our celebration today. My name is Whitney. I, along with around 15 other youth, am a digital missionary for the blog smallandsimpletruths.com. We are […]
Women of Faith & Meeting Montse
I have invited a wonderful guest blogger today, Amber, to share a little about a project she and several other women have created called Women of Faith. Anna and Amber came to present their project a little over a week ago to our ward (church congregation) and it was so lovely! I also got to […]
More Photos and a Digital Arts Fairyland
For the county fair I also entered this black and white photo of Cookie playing her guitar. It won a superior ribbon (the best you can do). A also really love these two photos of Cookie. She loves taking guitar lessons and practicing! Her older cousins asked to play for them and they were impressed. I […]