Thursday, February 27, 2020

Woman in Embryo

I was walking through the front entryway of the middle school this evening and I spotted this display of what the fifth-graders want to be when they grow up.You bet I was proud when I saw...
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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Come Follow Me: motivation

I feel like my kids need some incentive to really engage in Come Follow Me lately. And sometimes I'm ok with tying rewards to positive actions, especially if it gets us over a hump or out...
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Monday, February 24, 2020

talent show FHE

To encourage the development of our talents tonight we had a talent show for FHE. We were treated to sword fighting by Captain Hook and Peter Pan... ...magic tricks... ...
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Monday, February 17, 2020

the Lord's Hand to Revealed

This is me reaching out longingly toward this blanket that I started crocheting back in January. Lately I've been so busy with my calling that I haven't had time for this little creative hobby.But...
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Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Some People are Just Magic

I know I'm a little late with this post, but I just have to give a shout-out to the Santa at the Pittsburgh's Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens this year.   He was warm and...
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Monday, February 10, 2020

A Thought for This Week

Just thought I'd share this to get you psyched up for the week ahead.  No matter what you face, remember this: "You were taught in the spirit world to prepare you for anything and everything...
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Sunday, February 9, 2020

My Mom Turned 71

My Mom turned 71 on Saturday, so we bopped on over to Cleveland to spend the day with her and my Dad (and also got to see my sister.) Because, we can do that now that we only live two hours away. ...
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Thursday, February 6, 2020

What Come Follow Me Looked Like One Day

Lately, I cannot get my kids to sit down and listen to scriptures unless food is literally going into their mouths at the very same time.  I guess this shouldn't surprise me that much, since...
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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

A Book of Mormon Timeline (Printable)

Last week I stumbled on a post on Facebook somewhere about a Book of Mormon Timeline that you can color and cut out and put on the wall. This kind of hands-on activity sounded like a good fit...
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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Nephi's Example

I learned so much from the Book of Mormon this last week, but I thought I'd pop in here to share just one funny little occurance that happened in the grocery store parking lot. Earlier in the...
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Monday, February 3, 2020

Nephi's Reminds Us that The Lord Remembers Covenants

I slowed down a bit this week and studied the Book of Mormon more for myself than for my kids, and boy, I learned a lot. One of the things I've been increasingly impressed by is the idea that...
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Sunday, February 2, 2020

Joseph Smith Quotes to Memorize for General Conference

In preparation for the upcoming historic session of General Conference celebrating the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith's First Vision, I decided that I wanted to memorize teachings of the Prophet...
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