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 […]
Stubborn or Determined? Defining Your Child’s Attributes
Several years ago, I had reached a breaking point. I was pregnant with my fourth baby. My 2-year-old son was wreaking havoc on my sanity. I remember one morning beginning with him cracking all of the eggs onto the kitchen floor. As I cleaned it up, he dumped the oatmeal from breakfast out of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
World Congress of Families Day 01 Part I
Here is a summary of Day 01 from the World Congress of Families being held in Sydney, Australia. Greetings from down under! Hundreds of the world’s best and brightest pro-family scholars, religious leaders, anthropologists, sociologists, educators, doctors, policy makers, government officials and legal minds have converged in Sydney, Australia for the World Congress of Families. […]
Wordfull Wednesday: Our Love Story
The love story of Joseph and I is a bit long and it is still ongoing. There are also many views and perspectives that can be added, after all when the bride is so young there are bound to be some complications. =) But since this is our story and I am writing it, I […]
Using Music to Build Spirituality
Here is the outline and all that I had prepared for my presentation to the young men at Camp Helaman. I was way over prepared and only ended up doing about 1/3 of all of this (skipping around lots) but it went well (I think) and the boys participated in the discussion which was a […]
Simple Pleasures: Storybook Home Journal
Over a year ago I was on a quest. I wanted to share with a friend a talk given at the 2000 BYU Women’s Conference about the simple things we can do to make a home. I searched and searched but with no luck. The only way to share the talk, “Who Sweeps a Room,” […]
Wordfull Wednesday: Poetry
I feel like I’m back in grade school with this assignment. Why is it so hard for me to write poetry? Maybe I’m afraid to just let go, to let my emotions break through. Or maybe I just haven’t experienced poetry enough. Regardless, here are my juvenile attempts. A sense poem from day 19 of […]
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