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...
by Valerie Steimle | Feb 14, 2018 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
Throughout the scriptures, we are warned that in the last days, perilous times will come (2 Timothy 3:1-7). During these perilous times, three unbecoming traits come to mind which upset the balance and peace of a marriage and choosing to be close to God. ...
by Valerie Steimle | Nov 24, 2017 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
How are we affected in the way we learn and study scripture and church lessons? This question has popped up for many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). For example, the previous lesson manuals from the LDS Church were...
by Valerie Steimle | Nov 17, 2017 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
Every year we are lucky to celebrate Thanksgiving. All over the world in some form or another, we celebrate a day of thanks. In China, it’s called the August Moon Festival. In Vietnam, it’s Tet Trung Thu, the Jews call it Succoth, Africa has Kwanzaa, in India it’s...
