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I love Spring!  It showcases a beautiful world coming to life again.  I planted some new varieties of flowers in our front yard this year.  When I checked on everything after our trip to Arizona I noticed something peculiar.  Two flower plants are growing right next to each other.  One is growing well and blooming […]

Thanks to my sister Crystal for passing on this link.  Great gospel-centered parenting ideas about teaching being more important than correcting.  Check it out!
http://www.arbinger.com/downloads/parenting_pyramid.pdf

Children are such a blessing!  My daughter taught me today to live more joyfully.  She has recently learned to rider her bike without training wheels.  Life revolves around when she can ride her bike again, it seems.  Last night she really wanted to go on a bike ride together to the park, but it just […]

We had a wonderful insight today of a way to make Conference more meaningful for our children. Our children were trying to figure out which of the speakers were apostles and who the other speakers were for an activity book they had. We tried to explain the difference between the different quorums, but […]

I find so much meaning in the stories of Peter’s relationship with the Savior. I think it is because I feel so many Peter-like struggles in my own spiritual development. Would I have left all to follow Jesus? How would I have responded with the loaves and the fishes? Would I […]

“Wherefore, redemption cometh in and through the Holy Messiah; for he is full of grace and truth.”
I don’t believe that there is just one meaning to any of the words of God. Yet, as we study them again and again we come see His words and teachings from different angles because of where we […]

Sometimes I wish I had a crystal ball, or maybe one of those Magic 8 balls so I could find answers to some of those life questions that continue to elude me.  I am the kind of person that doesn’t like to wait to open Christmas presents or birthday presents.  When I am curious about […]

“Mothers who know are always teachers. Since they are not babysitters, they are never off duty. A well-taught friend told me that he did not learn anything at church that he had not already learned at home. His parents used family scripture study, prayer, family home evening, mealtimes, and other gatherings to teach. Think of […]

I had a chance to follow Ammon’s example and wanted to share.  Sometimes the principles make more sense when we hear them explained through the experiences of others. 

We had a powerful teaching moment this week with our oldest son that we are turning into a Family Night lesson tonight for all the children.