Our next guest writer for this month is Becky. She was born and raised in California. She met her husband at BYU during her sophomore year and they were married that summer. Becky did graduate with a degree in Music History but has been very blessed to be able to stay at home to raise […]
Teaching Morality to Children
This month the focus for Establish a House will be teaching children morality in an increasingly immoral world. What can we do as parents to teach our children to stand strong when they are on their own? I am excited to introduce the guest writers that have volunteered their wisdom and experiences to share with […]
Easter Ideas from Around the Web
Just a roundup of ideas from around the web to celebrate Easter. Personal Study Easter Scripture Study – Gethsemane Scripture Chain from That Good PartEaster Scripture Study – Last Week of Christ’s Life from That Good Part The Last Hours of Christ’s Life Study Packet from The Red Headed Hostess Countdowns 8 Day Walk With […]
Introducing Our Newest Junior Mint
Jason Peterborn March 19, 2013 at 11:02am7 lbs 8 oz, 19 inches long At first mention of Jason’s name some people have said it doesn’t seem to fit the rest of our children’s names as they are all scriptural. Surprise! Jason is a biblical name. Jason was a Thessalonican who gave refuge to Paul, Silas, […]
Teaching Children to Cook
Since I’m being induced today and my brain is fried anyway I thought I’d combine three posts I wrote several years ago on how I have taught and am teaching my children to cook. There have only been two changes in how we do things since I wrote them. Our food budget has increased to […]
A Taste of Humble Pie
The past month has been rather – hmmm, how shall I put it? – normal but with a touch of added humor that only teenage daughters and a husband with quick wit can provide. And thank goodness for that humor and plenty of laughter to go around! Otherwise, I think I would have lost confidence […]
Surviving When All You Have Are Young Ones
When my oldest was six I had my fifth child. As I think back about what those days were like I realize how much work it was but also how fun it was. We have several home videos from that era and it really amazes me at how clean our house actually was and that […]
Sowing Seeds and Bearing Fruit
How many times have you wondered if what you are doing, the choices you make now, are having any effect on others? Are others really watching how you handle your children or run your household? Do they really take notice of the good things {and maybe the bad!} that you are trying to accomplish? At […]
The ART of Making a Home
Being a homemaker is a hard job! Despite the spin the world puts on it, we do not lounge on the couch all day watching TV. We are not lazy burdens who do nothing while our husbands go out and work. Building a family involves both husband and wife working at their different and distinct […]
Establish A House Series
One week until the Establish a House series kick off! I’m slowly planning posts, contacting guest writers, and trying to get everything organized. Here’s a breakdown of some of the things we are planning to cover: Parenting tips Marriage Family Activities Traditions Sibling Rivalry Curfews Faith Religion Moral Values Reverence in Church Scripture Study Cooking […]
The Power of Mothers and Babies
Life has been a bit crazy lately. {Really, when is it NOT crazy?} Our day to day happenings really haven’t changed, it’s just new things have come up causing some inner soul searching and reflecting on what I am doing or have done as a mother. Bon Bon has been accepted to one college and […]
Controlling Media Use in Your Home
I really enjoyed last week’s discussion about tablecloths – whether you use them or not and why. Who knew that a simple thing like that would generate so many comments? I realized there are quite a few things relating to how a home is run, parenting, etc that could be catalysts for more good discussions. […]
Using Tablecloths at Meal Times
I’m part of a facebook group for LDS mothers with large families. In our conversations it’s interesting to see what we all do that is the same and what we do that is different in managing our families of more than six children. Last week the conversation was around how we serve our meals. Some […]
Five For Friday: Pinterest Edition
Monday morning rolled around, everyone was feeling so much better I was ready to tackle the world….or at least some projects that have been waiting in the wings. Also, Bon Bon’s laptop is having issues and won’t connect to the internet at all, and it’s finals week so she has been using my laptop which […]
The Necessities
It’s a beautiful white, pogonip Sunday morning. I love those mornings when it is so cold outside the windows of the house fog up because of all the warmth inside. When the kids left for church it was a chilly -7 outside. Brrrrr! Little Ganache and Hershey aren’t feeling very well so I stayed home […]
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