by Valerie Steimle | Feb 23, 2019 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
As a new member of my ward’s Primary presidency, I was excited and a little nervous to start the new year with the adjusted Sunday meeting time. For as long as I could remember from past Primary callings, sharing time and singing time were a staple. Now we were going...
by Valerie Steimle | Nov 20, 2018 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
This coming up Thursday is Thanksgiving, isn’t it? I would never know from all the radio and television commercials for Black Friday (which has turned into Black Thursday night or even earlier). Christmas decorations have been going up around my neighborhood for a...
by Valerie Steimle | Jul 24, 2018 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
This post was originally published in 2014. Minor changes have been made. Right around this time of the year, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints start to talk about their pioneer heritage. Why, you ask, do we hear all about the pioneer...
by Valerie Steimle | Feb 27, 2018 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
I have discovered a wonderful organization that promotes strengthening the family. This is an organization that has been promoting fatherhood and motherhood for the past 16 years. With humble beginnings, the Native American Fatherhood and Family Association (NAFFA)...
by Valerie Steimle | Feb 20, 2018 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
Parents breathe a sigh of relief when their children graduate high school and reach the age of independence. Adult children make plans for their future and begin to make a life for themselves. But what do parents do when their adult children are not motivated for a...
