by Laurie W | Jun 23, 2017 | Home and Family
My daughter came home one day, her normally cheerful face taking on a weighty look. Though I ached to jump right in and demand she tell me what was wrong, I mentally restrained myself and waited for her to come to me. Fortunately for my blood pressure, it...
by Cindy B | Jun 11, 2017 | Emergency Preparedness
Preparedness raises many feelings amongst those who hear the word. For some, it reminds them of “Emergency Preparedness” – something most frightening and overwhelming. For others, the word “preparedness” conjures up something you...
by Jessica Clark | May 24, 2017 | Jessica Clark: Marriage—From Here to Eternity
What do you do when you just ‘don’t feel like it’? Like, your mind says “yes”, but your heart says “no”? Potentially, this could be an incredibly touchy subject, but lately my friends, I have been suffering from a case of the “gimme’s”. And that, I think,...
by Jane Thurston | May 18, 2017 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
When my Down syndrome son was born, agency people and programs came rushing at me. One phrase kept being repeated: “You have to be his advocate”. “Yea, right!” I thought. “How can I go to battle for him when I don’t even understand what all these options are that...
by Laurie W | May 15, 2017 | Home and Family
“They did obey and observe to perform every word of command with exactness; yea, and even according to their faith it was done unto them; and I did remember the words which they said unto me that their mothers had taught them” (Alma 57:21). There are few sights...
by Jenny A | May 14, 2017 | Home and Family
I started working when I was 14 years old. Unlike any part or full time job I’ve ever had, motherhood is a completely unique occupation. Most mothers know that their work is important. Of course it is. It is a basic belief of the Church of Jesus Christ of...
