It’s General Conference time again! I am so excited for this weekend! The kids are anxious to have monkey bread Sunday morning and work on their activity papers. One fun thing that I have wanted to do for awhile and
Families Can Be Together Forever
(image from www.theideadoor.com) This month’s Primary Sharing Time theme is “Temple Blessings Unite Families.” Last week I talked to the kids about how through the ordinances of the temple we can be with our families forever. I shared the experience
A “Sweet” Experience
A little over two weeks ago we had a sweet little German woman from our branch pass away. Chris was her home teacher and always took Caleb with him to see Sis. Kehaya. After every visit, Sis. Kehaya gave them
A Communion
When Caleb was put on the gymnastics team almost a year ago, we all became fast friends with the other two boys and their families in his level. Both the boys and their families attended Caleb’s baptism in January and
Book of Mormon Party
We finished the Book of Mormon as a family!! It may have taken us about 2 years to do it but WE DID IT!! So, we decided to have a “Book of Mormon Party” to celebrate! I was in charge
Family Home Evening
Our Family Home Evenings (FHE) are always evolving. I started out being very structured with our kids, always spending at least an hour preparing a lesson every week. Then we did the Family Home Evening groups at Cornell where we
Five Love Languages
We first discovered the Five Love Languages about 7 or 8 years ago when we were trying to be better parents. Someone had recommended The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman. It was so wonderful to discover Emma’s
It Takes a ‘Branch’ to Raise a Child
I’m one to admit that being in a branch is hard work. There aren’t enough people to fill callings and you can end up with at least 2 callings or assignments so that things run smoothly. Any given Sunday I
President Gordon B. Hinckley
I have loved reading sweet tributes to Pres. Hinckley on various blogs after his death Sunday night. [It was interesting to find out some blogs that I lurk on are by fellow members of the Church.] This is one of
Christmas for Others
We had the opportunity this year to gather some gifts for a family in our church branch who otherwise would not have had a Christmas. With the way things turned out I had to go to the store to purchase