One Way to Happiness- through Bread
"Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.” ~James Barrie As a child, I watched my parents create goodies in our kitchen and then carry them to someone else’s door. Especially around Christmas time, we visited a lot of homes,...
Games to Play in LDS Nursery Class
*This article was previously published on Latterdaysaintwoman.com Two hours is a long time to entertain toddlers. The schedule suggested in the lesson manual is valuable for making the time move along without allowing children to become bored or fussy. However, it can...
The Substance of Divinity
My wife and I have five lovely daughters and one fine son. They are our greatest treasures. It’s no secret; our family is clearly our most important endeavor. We receive our greatest joy through them. And in each of them I see the light of divinity, and I want to...
Making Choices in Faith
Choices. Should I wear the red shirt or the blue one? Should we eat at this place? Or that one? Choices are everywhere. We are faced with choices every minute of every single day. Life is about choices. In fact, before we even came to earth we made a choice! In my...
Family Movie Night: War Horse
Recently we celebrated Memorial Day and I wanted to think of a war movie that would be appropriate for a family film recommendation. Most war films are rightly rated R (it is war after all and war is R rated) but I have made a commitment to not pick an R rated film...
Be a Friend
In case anyone has been watching—my blog entries have gone from weekly to every-other-week. The fact is, although I am still daily trying to keep my commitment to living as the Good Samaritan, life has gotten unbelievably, absolutely incredibly BUSY! My husband is...
Choose Your Foods Carefully
**Disclaimer** While the word of wisdom gives us basic guidelines for health, it leaves the interpretation of those guideline up to the individual members. This blog is not intended to replace your medical professional or the divine revelation of the Word of Wisdom,...
Turn Around and I’ll Push You
Have you heard of that trust experiment where you turn around and are supposed to fall backward into the arms of the person behind you? Have you been able to do that? I haven’t. I just haven’t been able to let go and fall backwards into arms that may or may not be...
I have a Dream, and how to achieve it.
The words of Martin Luther King, Jr. still echo through history into our time. He painted a picture of a future he imagined for himself and for us; a future he tragically did not live to see. Unifying change began with that dream that many adopted as their own....
Family History work – A protection and a Hedge
I would like to address the work of salvation through family history. Now before you roll your eyes and think “Not again…not another message about family history,” let me say that you are already doing better than you think you are. Many of you are having memorable...
Alma’s Salvation Reality Check
In Alma chapter 5, Alma is entering into his last decade of church service. He has given up the judgment seat so he can confine all his energies to preaching the word of God. The sermon we will look at today challenges the belief of the members of the church. Alma...
Family Movie Night: Alice in Wonderland
With the exception of Christmas Carol and Peter Pan, there is perhaps no story more frequently brought to the screen than Alice in Wonderland. Written by Lewis Carroll in 1865 it’s a very simple novel, more a collection of short stories in fact. Alice is bored with...
Flower Essences and Nature
**Disclaimer** While the word of wisdom gives us basic guidelines for health, it leaves the interpretation of those guideline up to the individual members. This blog is not intended to replace your medical professional or the divine revelation of the Word of Wisdom,...
Choosing the Right
General Conference is one of my favorite times. We could all agree that besides the big breakfast and the in between naps during General Conference, one of the other favorite things we enjoy are the words of wisdom that are shared. They become the simple reminders...
Build Upon the Rock
It's interesting how our dreams have a way of being fulfilled. Many years ago, I thought I would like to create a website where people could go to be uplifted, to celebrate the good, and to share the beautiful things God has given us. As I have tried to produce that...
Legal Adventures
One legal thing that parents of a handicapped child have to do is apply for “Conservatorship” when the child reaches 18 years old. It is an interesting process that can be done with or without an attorney. I spent 6 months getting through the paperwork and then we...
The Answer Was in Front of Me All Along
So, Mother’s Day has been challenging for me for awhile. I don’t say that to garner any sympathetic responses, just to be honest. While I think I’m very logical and rational, I have a very intrepid Mother’s Day emotion that pops an elbow to the cranium and whacks an...
The Holy Ghost Can’t do it Alone
As members of the Lord’s church, sometimes we act as though we feel like just showing up to meetings on Sunday is fulfilling our obligations to God. When people start to talk about our need to participate in missionary work or temple work (same thing, just on...
Family Movie Night: Captain America: Civil War
By the time you read this post most of you will have probably seen "Captain America: Civil War" and I hope you enjoyed it. I certainly did. You can see my review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS-SLDSRS1I So instead of repeating what I and other critics have...
I’ve Changed
There are moments when you realize you've become a different person. I had a couple of them today. We are away from home on a company-sponsored retreat. It was harder than usual this year to come. My seven year old son was heartbroken the night before we left,...
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