My daughter, Marie, is serving as a missionary in Swansea, Wales right now. In her email home on Monday she spoke about the experience she had serving refugees, most from Sudan. She shared some wise words we’ve been reading over and over to help us keep our perspective after the election. Marie wrote: “When I […]
Archives for 2016
The Christmas Project – Movie Review and Giveaway!
Think of some of your favorite Christmas traditions. Ours usually involve some type of service. But also a lot of Christmas movie watching, especially on the Hallmark Channel. Tell me we aren’t the only ones who do that! Last night my family and I watched a really great Christmas movie called The Christmas Project. We laughed […]
Use Facebook and Chatbooks to Create a Simple Ancestor Photo Book
Last week I posted how easy Chatbooks are to create. I received a few emails and messages asking about the ancestor photos books. Here’s a quick tutorial on how I created mine. I started by finding ancestor photos. We had quite a few already. I also looked online at Family Search and was able to […]
Remember Who You Are
November is my favorite month of the year. It appeals to my senses: pumpkin everything, campfires, crisp fall air, apple butter, golds and maroons and deep purples. Gratitude is brought to the forefront and with it, remembering. Spencer W. Kimball taught that the word ‘remember’ was the most important word in the dictionary. There are […]
Have You Heard of Chatbooks?
My first five girls have scrapbooks with all their pictures arranged on cute little pages. The next three kids have all their pictures stuffed into photo page protectors. The last three have nothing or almost nothing. But I’m working on it! When Henry was born I heard about an app called Chatbooks. It links to […]
Christmas Gifts From Amazon
Amazon is one of my favorite online stores. I mostly use it for the Subscribe and Save program where I purchase regular items on a monthly basis. Things like tissue, Clorox disinfectant wipes, diapers and wipes, lotion, shampoo and conditioner, etc. If you are a Prime Member you just can’t beat their free shipping or […]
Ira’s Email to Marie
(WARNING: If you get squeamish at the sight of blood or open wounds please do not read this post!) Hi Marie, Do I have a story to tell you! I was helping mom cut potatoes but I accidentally cut my finger, too, because it was curled under the potato. Do you want to see? I’m […]
Delight in the Sabbath
I admit. Sometimes Sundays can be hard. Really hard. On this day of rest mothers often feel as if its the busiest day of the week. Making sure everyone is dressed and ready on time, packing the church bag, keeping littles quiet during church meetings, walking halls with rowdy ones, trying to fulfill your own […]
Jesus Christ Understands Motherhood
As I’ve been reading, pondering, and preparing lessons for my family from the New Testament I’ve come to an even stronger realization than ever before that Jesus Christ understands motherhood. The masses that pressed upon Him. People reaching out to touch Him. His constant teaching and guiding. Gathering children into His arms. Feeding the hungry. […]
Handmade Gifts from Etsy Artisans
Handmade gifts are the best! They show love and time and effort. While I love to create handmade gifts I don’t always seem to have the time to make them. Enter Etsy. It is one of the best places to find handmade items all from the comfort of my home. I love supporting crafters and artists! Yes, it […]
Pink Eye Stink Eye
Jason has pink eye. I knew my luck would run out sometime. Up until now only one of my children has ever gotten pink eye. One! She was eleven and really good about not touching anyone so it didn’t spread. Now it’s a waiting game. Jason is three. And also very smart. Which works against […]
The Mom Conference
If you believe that motherhood is the toughest and most beautiful job in the world, I’ve got just the thing for you! Oh ladies, I am SO EXCITED to tell you about The Mom Conference coming up next week hosted by the Power of Moms! It is completely free! You can tell I’m excited because I […]
Uncommon Gifts
It’s that time of year! I went shopping in Reno last week and already, before October even started, the stores were setting out their Christmas displays. I have mixed feeling about it because 1) I hate how commercialized Christmas is and 2) I start seriously shopping, creating, crafting for Christmas gifts in September so everything is […]
October 2016 General Conference Jeopardy!
How well did you listen to General Conference? Enough to beat the other teams at General Conference Jeopardy? Want a great way to review General Conference? Play the October 2016 General Conference Jeopardy game! Perfect for family home evening, seminary, and Young Men and Young Women activities. It is presented as a powerpoint presentation. Use the […]
October 2016 General Conference Quotes
The October 2016 General Conference was full of goodness and light. Here are prints I created from the October 2016 General Conference quotes – one from every single talk! I hope you use these quotes to hang in your homes, print smaller ones to put in simple photo albums for quiet books, or even to […]
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