by Valerie Steimle | Oct 9, 2020 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
Teenagers are fun. That statement draws a lot of attention. Some parents are afraid of their teenagers, while others enjoy the time their children are in their teens. It takes courageous parents to guide their teenage children through the pitfalls and bumps in...
by Valerie Steimle | Jun 25, 2020 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
A few months ago my husband’s son was excited to show us an HBO documentary mini-series about Chernobyl. For those who don’t know, Chernobyl was a place in Russia (then the USSR under Communist rule) where a nuclear power plant near the city of Pripyat exploded in...
by Valerie Steimle | Apr 21, 2020 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
For the last five weeks, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have remained home from church services. This was decided by our prophet and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and announced on March 12th. There are many elderly who come and just for...
by Valerie Steimle | Mar 21, 2020 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
Since I’ve been writing columns and blogs, I have come to realize much mightier the written word is than the sword. If you have ever heard the saying “The pen is mightier than the sword,” which originated in 1839 from the English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton, it...
by Valerie Steimle | Feb 15, 2020 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
Several months ago, a sister who I had never seen at church before was seated a few rows in front and to the side of me. What was special about this woman was she had brought her dog. It was a big dog — a really big dog. Okay, I know you’re thinking what I was: this...
