Parenting
Revelation and Washing Socks
Sunday, June 15th, 2008A friend of mine just gave birth to her third child about 3 months ago. She has a 4 year old, a 2 year old and a newborn. This is a common enough scenario and, as is also common, she is struggling to tend to her children and keep up with housework. As we were […]
Mom, Do They Need Us?
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008My daughter surprised me today with her reaction to a message left on our answering machine. First, she asked who the message was from. Then, with wide eyes and a concerned tone, she asked, “Do they need us?”
I had to laugh in spite of her serious face. Over the past few weeks […]
Teaching our Children to Define Themselves by their Testimony
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Elder Dallin H. Oaks, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, spoke about the importance of a personal testimony of Jesus Christ in General Conference on Saturday. He said:
Our children should also hear us bear our testimonies frequently. We should also strengthen our children by encouraging them to define themselves by their growing testimonies, […]
General Conference Workbook
Friday, April 4th, 2008conferencepacket1
I don’t know who put in the time and effort into making this workbook (it certainly wasn’t me) but it has shown up in my e-mail twice now so I figure that it’s up for grabs if anyone wants to use it. I thought I’d post it just in case someone out there didn’t […]
My Mother’s Pancakes
Thursday, March 27th, 2008My mother did not use recipes in her daily cooking. She memorized basic rules to cook the things she liked. To make pancakes, she memorized the simple ratios of flour to baking soda and baking powder.
For every cup of flour she taught me to add 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and […]
Good Advice For Little Tomboys
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008Tomboys can be beautiful too, and they’re a lot cheaper to dress.
I first heard it from a woman who had no expertise except that her daughter, a lovely girl with long, blond hair, preferred sports and sweat to fashion and cosmetics.
Today, I said it to a friend who was commenting that her eight year old […]
The Perfect Gift
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008What do you get a kid who has everything? An old phone.
For Christmas two years ago my daughter was given her Auntie’s old cell phone. Among the piles of expensive toys, books and movies the only thing she wanted was her phone. She “called” everyone she could think of, including multiple calls to her aunt […]
