We hope that our activities and ideas will help to enrich your family’s General Conference experience! For more ideas and recipes, check out April’s General Conference round up for 13 additional posts! Resources for teaching children about following the Prophet Preparing for Inspiration Quiet Time with Doh Vinci […]
I used to take copious notes during General Conference. By the end of each session I’d have written pages and pages of inspiring quotes and detailed impressions. That doesn’t happen as much anymore, now that we have kids. It’s hard to listen to a complete session, no matter how many amazing keep-the-kids-quietly-busy activities I plan and prepare. So I designed […]
I’m joining in with Anne at Modern Mrs. Darcy to share short reviews of the books I’ve been reading lately. Running for my Life This is an incredibly powerful autobiography of one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, the Olympic athlete Lopez Lamong. I have a soft spot in my heart for these boys and have read many accounts of […]
Over the years our homeschool methodology has been tweaked and refined as we have come to understand what our children require for a positive and uplifting experience and what their Mama/Teacher needs in order to experience the same.. Each year I fall in love with homeschooling a little bit more, and this year promises to be no exception. I am thrilled […]
Here is what I’ve been reading for the past month. I’d love to hear what books you’ve loved lately. And don’t forget to head to Modern Mrs. Darcy for more book reviews. I always find many new titles to add to my to-do list! Delancey: I suppose it’s not surprising that I love food memoirs. I grew up in a foodie household, […]
. The Story: My thrifting husband found this giant art clipboard at our local university surplus sale (for $1!) and brought it home for me. He knew I’d love it and that I’d be able to come up with a use for it. (He’s always bringing home little treasures for me. Love that man!) I’ve been wanting a simple, attractive […]
I am so excited! As many of you may know, I have been hard at work on a Book of Mormon study guide for children. It is a HUGE undertaking, and a definite brain-stretcher for me. I have decided to break the study guide down into smaller sections for a few reasons: it’s much less intimidating for me ;), they […]
In Utah the 24th of July is a state holiday known as Pioneer Day. We celebrate the day Mormon Pioneers first arrived in the Salt Lake Valley much like Independence Day: parades, fireworks, picnics, time outdoors. Because our kids have been playing Pioneers for much of the summer (thanks to their love of “The Laura Books” ) I thought it would be […]
I’m joining in with Modern Mrs. Darcy today to share what I’ve been reading lately. I find myself in the middle of a lot of books this month, without as many finished as I normally have since the last Twitterature. Notes from a Blue Bike I really enjoyed this book even though I didn’t find it particularly groundbreaking. If you’ve been […]
This post was orginally published in 2009, just after we finalized Ethan’s adoption. We’re experiencing this conversation a lot right now so I wanted to share it again. A Rant… I’m feeling the need to vent about something and hope you won’t mind. I am generally not easily offended, but there is a scenario that happens to us fairly frequently […]