There was a knock on the door last night. Chris snuck downstairs to see if anyone was at the door. He looked through the window of the door and saw – NO ONE. This morning when Chris left for work,
There is Happiness in Service
Whenever we do any acts of service, we always involve our children. We’ve always taught them that by serving those around us, we are really serving our Savior as we help Him serve our brothers and sisters. I know this
Nie Nie Day
Today is ‘Nie Nie Day‘. I first read about this tragedy on Design Mom and have been keeping updated as I feel so connected for some reason. Design Mom has stepped up and is hosting a silent auction today to
Pencil Drive in Action
Yes, this is my third post about my nephew’s pencil drive (see here and here), but I just wanted everyone to SEE the difference they made in some of the Iraqi children’s lives. My sister posted pictures, which are very
Pencil Drive Follow-Up
I know many of you participated in my nephew’s pencil drive so I wanted to post a follow-up so you can see what a difference you made! Thank you to everyone who participated! The count is in; 5,225 pencils, 213
Pencil Drive
I talked to my sister, Helen, today – has been awhile so it was so nice! She told me of a cool project she and her kids are doing and I wanted to let everyone know so if you are
It’s the Little Things . . .
This is our first week out of school since we’re off for the month of December. I feel so rejuvenated being able to actually get things done. I mean, I have cleaned my house this week!!! I got Christmas presents
Have You ‘Spooked’ Someone?
We had fun doing this a number of years ago but somehow the tradition we started slipped away. This year I was motivated to start it up again after Kristi’s post. So for Family Home Evening this week we made
New Service Idea
A few months ago I posted here about how the kids and I found a great service outlet in making blankets for Project Linus. We had such a good time making blankets and taking them to their drop-off point. Today
Fun Friday
Yesterday was a fun Friday of giving for us. We finally took our blankets for Project Linus to their drop-off point. It was one of those anti-climatic events but it was nice to hand them over so they can be