A blog dedicated to those of us who wake up each day striving for perfection and go to bed every night with the realization that we haven't reached it yet.
Of all the commandments, keeping the word of wisdom, brings the blessings I want the most. Paying your tithing and having the windows of heaven open and blessings pour down upon you (that, for me came in the form of two children I never thought …
Last week I was between a rock and a hard place. My two year old boy refused to get his hair cut. He got his ear nipped one time and he was scarred for life apparently. It had been months since he had it cut …
With my first two, (now teens) I began with the old testament. I took them through the creation with science projects and field trips and it was amazing. So I had originally planned on doing things the same way until last week. We were in church …
This month’s visiting teaching message, Demonstrating Our Discipleship through Love and Service, reminded me of the scripture, Mathew 4:18-20. “18 ¶And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for …
Here is the pdf for the pencil and the Pee Chee Folder click here. For this vt handout I 1. Printed the folder onto cardstock, cut it and folded it in place 2. Print and cut out the notebook paper (regular white paper) 3. Printed …
It was the night before conference, and we had just had some very close calls with adversity. I couldn’t sleep. Knowing that I kind of need adversity to push me back on track sometimes, I was worried. I said a long prayer…”Please Heavenly Father, I begged. “Please spare …
So have you ever woken up one Sunday, dressed your toddler in his freshly pressed white shirt, three piece suit, put on his tie and his matching dress socks, only to find that his church shoes didn’t fit? Uhhh when did that happen? Sure we made …
Today, I decided that I can not be everything. Teacher, Mother, Raw Chef, hostess, crafter, housekeeper, spiritual leader, a cover model, and….you guessed it, Father. When your husband is a traveling salesman, it is glamorous at first. He brings you home chocolates and trinkets from …
As most of you know, my last pregnancy was extremely hard. I was very sick and my husband was only home on weekends. On one particularly hard day, I was lying in bed while my teens were caring for my toddler and it was getting to …