Summertime is starting, school is ending and for many families that means…..vacation time! While our family normally doesn’t take big vacations in the summer due to our farming we do our best to learn about America in other ways. Introducing Discover America From Sea to Shining Sea! Using the lyrics of America, the Beautiful readers […]
Archives for 2014
Diary of Two Mad Black Mormons {Review and Giveaway}
“You’ve read the title, and now you’re scratching your head, wondering if this book is for real, right? “It is. Yes, the authors are bona fide Mormons. And hilarious, too! They call themselves Sistas in Zion. “Did we mention they’ve got enough faith to move mountains? Well, they haven’t moved any mountains just yet, but […]
Fleeting Moments
Mother’s Day was delightful yesterday! Spending time with my family usually is. 🙂 Semisweet posted these photos on her facebook page yesterday and I thought I’d share them here. Wow, was I young! And now both of these girls have grown into such beautiful young women! I can’t believe they will both be gone to […]
The Joys of Motherhood – Our Daily Chores: Gifts from God
As mothers, our work is not washing diapers and mending holes in jeans—that is what we spend much of our time doing, but it is not our work. Our work is rearing children; but it is much more than that, for we rear our children to fulfill their potential. We might have dreams of their […]
The Joys of Motherhood – A Sense of Humor
Excellence does not imply a long face and only a shoulder-to-the-wheel attitude. Family life is just too much fun to spend all our time being serious. A sense of humor is one of the most valuable tools to achieve excellence. Without it we can become too critical, and it is easy to become discouraged when […]
Women of Faith in the Latter Days Volume Three {Review}
This week as I’ve been thinking about motherhood and creating a home I’ve also had the pleasure of reading a collection of biographies of some great women. Volume three in the Women of Faith in the Latter Days series covers women born between 1846-1870. These women were each amazing as they recognized their individuals strengths, […]
The Joys of Motherhood – An Attitude of Excellence
There are houses and then there are HOUSES. Houses (lowercase) simply provide basic shelter. On the other hand, HOUSES (uppercase) are built and planned with love and care. They provide shelter, but also enrich the lives of those who live in them. These two kinds of houses are symbolic of an ordinary job of mothering […]
The Joys of Motherhood – Preparation – A Lifelong Pursuit: A House of Learning
I’m only sharing a snippet of today’s reading. For the whole portion read the section A House of Learning here. It seems to me that two things are necessary to joyful motherhood: preparation and excellence. Before a house can be built, a great deal of preparation must be made. Builders must learn certain skills. Plans […]
Cherish That Role That is so Uniquely Yours – Motherhood
The most service I ever do is my day in and day out work as a mother. Tending to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of children can be physically, emotionally, and spiritually exhausting. Just this morning after helping the children with school, talking to a high school counselor, and doing some laundry, I held […]
The Joys of Motherhood – A House of Order: Building Houses – Building Families
I’ve only posted a snippet of today’s reading. To read the all of it begin at the section titled Building Houses-Building Families. Celestial homes may be large or small, rich or poor. The families may range from a couple to a dozen or more. The home might be serene or bustling. But all celestial homes […]
The Joys of Motherhood – A Training Ground for Heaven
In creating a home and making it function, we have much more freedom and responsibility than do people in any other occupation in the world. They are always restricted by bosses and supervisors, stockholders, the buying public, or the realities of the marketplace—in other words, they are tied to the earth. In our homes, on […]
The Joys of Motherhood – A study for this week
Lofty, beautiful, and serene, a celestial orb glistens in a luminescent sky. Far below on the frontier of a dark wilderness in a tiny fortress live some strangers from the splendid place above. Their home is an outpost, reflecting some of the glory of the celestial homeland but surrounded by darkness and constantly under attack. […]
Five Ways to Immortalize School-Year Memories – Without Scrapbooking
As another school year starts to wind down Heather, the guest blogger for today’s Establish a House post, shares some ideas for keeping track of the memories that have been made. Welcome, Heather! We’re nearing the end of another school year, and if you’re like a lot of parents, you’ve taken your fair share of […]
Cove Fort, UT
On our way home from St. George we stopped at Cove Fort, UT. It is right at the junction of I-15 and I-70. It not only plays a part in early Mormon history but is also a part of Mr. Ferrero Rocher’s family history. His great-great-grandfather Ira Nathaniel Hinckley was called by Brigham Young to […]
St. George LDS Temple
After hiking the volcano and a quick stop at Milne Jewelery (oh goodness how it was SO hard to make that a quick stop with daughters!) we took all the kids to see the St. George LDS Temple. Mr. Ferrero Rocher’s brother was married there, which is also the last time Mr. FR and I […]
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