A Little Archery goes a Long Way
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Two weeks ago, I spent five days at Cub Scout Day Camp teaching archery to seven, eight, and nine year old boys. My own archery experience began last year at Day Camp where I was a “walking leader.” As a walking leader, I was responsible for escorting a group of boys from activity to activity throughout […]
Red Tomatoes… At Last
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008Sometimes it seems like the Lord makes us wait until all hope seems lost before pouring out his blessings on us. I have been struggling to grow a garden in my less-than-ideal backyard. I was blessed to be able to build a primitive garden box and to have it filled with top-grade garden […]
Lessons I Learned from the Pioneers
Friday, April 11th, 2008I came from a large family and always planned to have a large family of my own. When my husband and I became engaged we talked about our future family. Both of us loved children and we wanted to bring as many into our family as we could.
Soon after marriage, reality hit–hard. […]
Just 10 Minutes of Peace
Thursday, April 10th, 2008In the Sunday Afternoon session of the most recent General Conference, Elder Ballard spoke to young mothers. The very first bit of advice that he gave to help mothers enjoy their families more was this:
First, recognize that the joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid […]
Oh, What a Day!!
Saturday, March 29th, 2008Today began with a service project at a local park. It was the first Elders Quorum Activity for a new EQ Presidency. We shoveled soil, cleaned up leaves and pruned trees. The kids and I spent most of the time gathering the clipped branches and piling them near the street for the […]
Writing in Journals
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008I remember, as a teenager, sitting with my youngest aunt and listening to her read from her journal. (Just a side note: This aunt is exactly 7 days younger than myself. We used to introduce ourselves as cousins in order to avoid embarassing questions and explanations.) The entry described a family […]
Chocolate and a Motto for Life
Monday, March 24th, 2008Life is good, so smile.
That should be the motto to life. I have a theory that if people smiled five times a day (:at least:), half the crimes in the United States could be avoided. True, it’s only speculation, probably not even very accurate, but I like to think it’s true.
Another way to remember to […]
