by Jen Narra | Jul 22, 2016 | Jen Narra- Living by Faith
We can all make a pretty good list of our bad habits. For the most part, we can easily rid ourselves of those bad habits and not have it be a part of our lives if we choose to. But what about those habits that seem to be more difficult to overcome? For example-...
by Jane Thurston | Jul 21, 2016 | Jane Thurston: Down Syndrome Days
When my children were little we had a goal to have regular outings with just the older two. To let the focus be on them, we would leave our Down syndrome son with a sitter. On one of the earliest of these they spent the whole time seemingly at each other’s throats....
by Walter Penning | Jul 20, 2016 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I am not a psychiatrist. My training didn’t come in the form of psychology, treating emotional disorders or learning to deal with and overcome mental health challenges. But my education arose to my surprise by experience, seeming hopelessness, and anguish as a...
by Rachel Wagner | Jul 18, 2016 | Home and Family
There aren’t that many movies about a father and a son working on their relationship. Finding Nemo is really the only one for a kid I can think of outside of today’s pick and that’s a real shame. Boys need stories that teach them about their Dads and help them to...
by Delisa Hargrove | Jul 17, 2016 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
The line of girls and leaders waiting to use the Port-a-Potties wrapped up the road. Five port-a-potties were available, why was the line so long? Shanna Davis walked confidently past the really long line, heading towards a port-a-potty. “Wait!” shouted one of the...
by Guest Author | Jul 16, 2016 | Home and Family
When Alex and I finally got married, we decided we wanted to wait a year before even thinking about having a child. That lasted a few weeks! A New Possibility The idea of having a baby plagued my mind constantly after we got married. I thought about how cute a baby...
by Emlee Taylor | Jul 15, 2016 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
The neuro-plasticity of our minds is amazing! We literally change the physiological make-up of our brains every time we make a decision about anything. Some science: “Within our brains are billions upon billions of neurons, interconnected in every which way to form a...
by Denise Mastrocola | Jul 14, 2016 | Denise Brandell Mastrocola- To Your Health
There’s an old adage that says: “If you put a cat and a bunch of bones in the same room, the bones will heal.” While that obviously can’t happen, there is a lot to be said for the therapeutic power of a cat’s purr. One of my...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 13, 2016 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
This article was previously published on latterdaysaintwoman.com When I started doing sharing time for my LDS nursery, I did a different part of the theme each week. I soon found the children just wanted me to repeat the same lesson each week for the entire month...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Jul 12, 2016 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
This is one of those posts for those who are either noticing they are growing older, or they are dealing with those who have grown older. Aging carries with it a certain amount of jitters. We have all been born. We have all been young. We have all experienced a...
