by Nanette ONeal | Jul 27, 2014 | Nanette O'Neal: Morning Devotional
Nature is a great teacher. In the mountains far away from civilization, my awareness of the natural world is heightened. The air is fresher; the skies seem to go on forever. The mountains are majestic and the evergreens more fragrant. Wildlife in its natural setting...
by Valerie Steimle | Jul 26, 2014 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
Sixteen-year-old girls are always excited when thinking about this. On the other hand, sixteen-year-old boys are usually scared to death at this thought. What is it? Dating. That “d” word, which makes parents very nervous, is a topic that is rarely discussed but a...
by Tudie Rose | Jul 25, 2014 | Tudie Rose--Marriage
A friend spoke in Sacrament Meeting (LDS worship service) recently and said that our problems are ours alone, but we alone have been given the tools to make them our servants. That thought hit me square in the face because I have been doing research on how children...
by Ashley Dewey | Jul 25, 2014 | Ashley Dewey: Single Life
Recently I have been overwhelmed by the number of ways that the family is under attack. It has been hard to watch as many of my friends who were married only a year or so have had marriages end in divorce. It seems to be coming from both husbands and wives. In some...
by Britt Kelly | Jul 24, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
Texas has five required subjects for homeschoolers to teach: reading, spelling, grammar, mathematics and good citizenship. You may have to reread that a few times. Perhaps we should assume that a good citizen has a clue about science, music, art, history, and health....