by Rachel Wagner | Jul 11, 2016 | Home and Family
Roald Dahl’s novels are beloved by children across the world but they present a lot of challenges when being adapted to the big screen. It’s one thing to read his darker sensibilities but another to see them and make it still palatable for little children. The best...
by Emlee Taylor | Jul 10, 2016 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
VACATION! I love vacation! Stepping away from the demands of life to just enjoy being together as a family! This year we chose to do a BIG vacation because it is our last year with our son before he leaves to serve a two year mission for our church. We chose a...
by Delisa Hargrove | Jul 9, 2016 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
While visiting Luxor, Egypt, our Airbnb host, Ghamoury, invited my sister Destinee and I to a wedding party. We excitedly accepted the unexpected cultural opportunity. He drove us down a narrow dirt road parallel to a canal fed by the Nile River. We arrived after the...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Jul 7, 2016 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
Lost in a sea of consuming interests, I’ve had great difficulty selecting a dream. If success depends on deciding on a dream, then taking that dream down into goals and the goals step by step into reality, then I am doomed because I can’t choose just one. I wondered...
by Walter Penning | Jul 6, 2016 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Springtime is often full of wonderful occasions with loved ones. I was thinking about those traveling to family gatherings and hoping all arrive safely. As I was considering these circumstances and the people involved, I got to thinking how fortunate I am to have my...
by Valerie Steimle | Jul 5, 2016 | Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
I think it is safe to say that we, (me included) live in a bubble. Most Christians including members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and other religious people do. The bubble I’m referring to is the life we have built for ourselves:...
by Rachel Wagner | Jul 4, 2016 | Home and Family
Lately at the movies the golden ticket has become the family film. Every studio is trying to make movies that appeal to as many demographics as possible. This makes sense because it gives them a maximum number of people that can buy tickets to movies. However, the...
by Emlee Taylor | Jul 3, 2016 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
For almost a year, I have been committed to living as the parable of the Good Samaritan teaches. Each week, I am surprised at yet another lesson that these seven verses (Luke 10:30-37) have ready for me. Each week, as I try to live these verses, I am humbled and...
by Denise Mastrocola | Jul 2, 2016 | Denise Brandell Mastrocola- To Your Health
If given a choice between a Hurricane, Tornado, Floods, a Heat Wave, or Lightning Strikes, which significant weather event causes the greatest number of fatalities? If you answered the Heat Wave, then you were right. According to Ari Sarsalari from the Weather...
by Delisa Hargrove | Jul 1, 2016 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
Friends stopped by our home. Their fearless toddler loved our bulldog and enjoyed playing with him. Their two young girls felt shy and nervous around the dog. Until Anthony put him in the other room, the girls felt stressed and fearful. As I thought about it, I...
