Tips for Getting Good Letters of Recommendation
Monday, March 24th, 2008Letters of Recommendation are an important component of a Scholarship Portfolio, but getting good letters can sometimes be a challenge. You may be tempted to think that since someone else is writing the letters that there is little you can do to ensure their quality. However, if you do a little work beforehand, you will […]
Sunday Lessons: A Laurel’s Advice
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008“I feel like I just can’t come up with anything “new” to teach and that we teach the same concept with not much “material” for 4 weeks straight.
I don’t want to sound like a Laman and Lemual, but can someone help me out here? What do you do to teach the same topic every […]
Sunday Lessons: Teaching Something “New”
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008“I feel like I just can’t come up with anything “new” to teach and that we teach the same concept with not much “material” for 4 weeks straight.
I don’t want to sound like a Laman and Lemual, but can someone help me out here? What do you do to teach the same topic every week […]
Advice to My Little Sister, Going to Her First Dance
Thursday, March 20th, 2008I would like to give advice as an “older sister” about going to church dances.
First—if a guy asks you to dance, say yes! It is traumatic for guys to be told “no”, so just say yes. (Even if he’s a “dork,” he is still just trying to have fun just like everyone else! No need […]
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 […]
