by Patty Sampson | Aug 21, 2016 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
School started for us this week. My sweet second grader hates going to school. Every day, EVERY DAY has been a huge struggle to get him to school. He starts the day before laying the ground work for his dramatic attempt to stay home from school. His most recent...
by Delisa Hargrove | Aug 20, 2016 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
I love watching the Olympics even though I’m not an athlete. I’m not even an amateur athlete—my sports intake is every couple of years during the Olympics. So I don’t worry about anything as cumbersome as rules. I deduce the sport’s expectation and just watch the...
by Denise Mastrocola | Aug 19, 2016 | Denise Brandell Mastrocola- To Your Health
I have always been fascinated by the old fashion kitchen gardens that I would read about in some of the books from my youth. A quaint little garden close to the house where you could step out while preparing a meal and simply snip off a leaf or two of whatever herb...
by Jane Thurston | Aug 18, 2016 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
For two-and-a-half years I have written about the life of my Down syndrome son. I’ve carved descriptions out of words. I’ve shared photos of his days. The one thing I haven’t done is let him speak for himself. I thought this month I’d let the experience of being...
by Walter Penning | Aug 17, 2016 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Do you ever feel alone, isolated or lost? I think we can all honestly identify with those feelings at some time or another. But to our good fortune, we are promised a place in the kingdom of God if we will try to follow Jesus Christ. He has promised us victory and...
by Emlee Taylor | Aug 16, 2016 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
Before I begin sharing about the incredible lesson I learned from living as the Good Samaritan this week, I need to share something about myself: If I receive criticism, directly or implied, I will usually hurt for days as I process through the pain of not being ‘good...
by Rachel Wagner | Aug 15, 2016 | Home and Family
I hope you are all enjoying the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as much as I am. I’ve been a huge Olympics junkie all of my life and so whether summer or winter I love watching any event I can get my hands on. In tribute to the games in Rio I thought it would pick a...
by Denise Mastrocola | Aug 14, 2016 | Denise Brandell Mastrocola- To Your Health
During the summer months when natural food is plentiful the feeders in my backyard stand virtually unused, and during the hot sultry months of summer when the air barely moves, the adjoining wind chimes hang silent, waiting for an occasional thunderstorm to awaken...
by Delisa Hargrove | Aug 13, 2016 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
This morning, as I walked down the sidewalk, I realized I would intersect with a mom and two boys getting out of the car to go to school. The mom had her back to me, grabbing things out of the car while the youngest boy talked. As I approached them, I smiled at the...
by Patty Sampson | Aug 12, 2016 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
Here is a thought for your Friday. We often look at the weekend as a time for relaxing, a release from the pressure of the work week. But sometimes the weekend is more stressful than the week is. When we have families with special challenges, or callings at church...
