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...
by Valerie Steimle | Sep 6, 2014 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
Last week ldsliving.com posted a story about bullying at church. I was mortified to read the details of this post as it made me feel sick to my stomach that children from families of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) would do such a thing...
by Valerie Steimle | Aug 30, 2014 | Featured, Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
As I toted nine children along to the store or some activity, notoriously I would always get this question: Are those all your children? I would answer back with an enthusiastic “YES” and then go on to explain how they were from one husband and no twins. That really...
by Valerie Steimle | Aug 23, 2014 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
This past week I had the opportunity of teaching 12 young women in my congregation the importance of strengthening their future marriage. How would I do this, you might ask? Through four easy steps: Step 1: Remember the importance of keeping baptismal covenants: As...
by Valerie Steimle | Aug 16, 2014 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
Following the discussion from last week’s post of parents’ responsibility for teaching children, this week’s topic is the secular education of families. Although spiritual and secular learning can be combined, some parents choose to separate. Any way a parent chooses...
by Valerie Steimle | Aug 9, 2014 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
Teaching children has always been an important part of a parent’s responsibility. The Lord tells parents of the great need to teach children and “bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4) This becomes a lifetime opportunity for parents,...
