~by Julie
We have a family tradition that started because I needed one day of the week to be a no-brainer when I was planning menus. One day a couple years ago, I decided that Fridays would be pizza nights at our house. We like to make pizza together, and since not all of our kids [...]
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~by Cheryl
Cheryl says this about herself:
I was born to Canadian parents, raised in Idaho, and graduated from BYU. Since then, my home has been in Provo (except for one wonderful year in the Bay Area, California). I have one amazing husband (eleven years and counting), five fabulous kids, and although I struggle with depression, I [...]
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~by Jen H.
As a mother of five, involved with many many things, I am challenged to find privacy anywhere. Just the other day after a long and exhausting day, I laid in bed and pondered how impossible it was that throughout my day I had not had a single moment where I was not being [...]
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This video explores how love and faith can help the both individuals who may suffer through health difficulties, such as Alzheimer’s Disease, and help their families as they adapt to the changes that can come in the later years of life.
In the video, you will see scenes of elderly people in care centers who are [...]
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~by Julie
I was recently making a loaf of simple sandwich bread for our lunches. Often, I mix the bread in a bread maker, and then shape and bake the loaf in the oven. I just like it better that way. As I put the pan into the bread maker, I went over all the ingredients in [...]
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“True greatness…always requires regular, consistent, small, and sometimes ordinary and mundane steps over a long period of time.” -Howard W. Hunter
A “house of order,” isn’t that what we all want and hope for? It is a righteous desire of mine but am continually challenged to find more effective and creative ways to keep order in [...]
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Especially as the Olympics are in full swing, some may wonder if any Olympians are Mormon. Following are some news stories that address that question.
From the LDS Newsroom: Mormon Athletes Gather at 21st Olympic Winter Games
From the New York Times: LDS snowboarder may emerge as Olympic star
From The Australian: Clean-living Mormon star Torah Bright is [...]
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~by Janelle
Saturday is a special day at our house. My kids call it “the day Dad stays home from work to play” day.
We try to get out every Saturday for a family activity.
Sometimes we go hiking. These pictures were taken while hiking in Yosemite, CA last summer.
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by Julie Pettit
My husband and I love to have fun and we enjoy spending time together. Over the last few months we were having a hard time getting out of the house, so we started instituting “home dates”. We have found that we can really stick with our goal of having a weekly date night [...]
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By: Denae
Infertility, foster care, and adoption are words I never imagined would be part of my life, but want to share some of my thoughts about foster care and adoption and how I know my life is going in the direction it is supposed to be going.
We’ve struggled with infertility now for 3.5 looong years. [...]
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