by Valerie Steimle | Oct 11, 2014 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
As an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the first weekend of October is always reserved for listening and watching the world-wide broadcast of a conference the LDS Church sponsors every six months. All are invited to listen...
by Valerie Steimle | Oct 4, 2014 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
Back in 1990, we lived in El Cajon, California (near San Diego) and frequented the beaches quite often. Having five children at the time and not a lot of money in our budget, we brought peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch. Another family on the beach was...
by Valerie Steimle | Sep 27, 2014 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
Deciding to bring children into the world takes great thought, and sometimes, soul searching reflection. For a married couple, raising another human being requires unselfish acts and integrity. It requires unselfishness for sacrificing what an adult would rather do...
by Valerie Steimle | Sep 20, 2014 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
During my normal scripture reading this week, I came across a verse that caught my attention more than the usual pondering. As encouraged by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) leaders, we try to read from the Book of Mormon every day....
by Valerie Steimle | Sep 13, 2014 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
For as long as I can remember, the institution of marriage has been dissected and scrutinized by the media and other groups saying, in essence, that being married isn’t that big a deal. Granted, marriage is a work in progress and the longer married couples stick...
