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Every year Groundhog Day sneaks up on me, but this year we are actually doing something to recognize it! I hosted the Sweet Bee’s preschool group today and we had some groundhog themed fun. After our usual introductory stuff (some free-play time, welcome song, talk about the calendar and the weather) we read Animals in . . . → Read More: Activities for Groundhog Day Yesterday I attended a stake conference meeting. It was one of the satellite broadcast meetings from Salt Lake City. I spent most of the meeting dealing with my almost-two-year-old son, so I unfortunately didn’t hear too much of the meeting. But what I did hear was this: “The lessons learned in . . . → Read More: What lessons are you teaching? Just a few scriptures that I have been thinking about recently…they help me to remember to find joy in the daily moments of being a mother. Happy Living and Seeking the Good “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily…” Colossians 3:23 “And we lived after the manner of happiness” 2 Nephi 5:27 “…men are that . . . → Read More: Scripture Reading: Seeking the Good and Living the Abundant Life The theme of January at our house is always winter and snow. We have yet to have any snow flurries land on our doorstep in Florida, so we have to make our own fun with snow. Now presenting: our collections of snowy projects undertaken in January!Our winter art wall! These three . . . → Read More: Winter arts and crafts (and books to read in January) “Some uses of individual and family time are better, and others are best. We have to forego some good things in order to choose others that are better or best because they develop faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and strengthen our families.” Dallin H. Oaks, “Good, Better, Best, ” October 2007 General Conference.
. . . → Read More: A few quotes about priorities “Asking for and receiving daily bread at God’s hand plays a vital part in learning to trust Him and in enduring life’s challenges. We also need a daily portion of divine bread to become what we must become. To repent, improve, and eventually reach “the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ” (Ephesians . . . → Read More: Keeping resolutions is a daily task “I believe you can train yourself to become a positive thinker, but you must cultivate a desire to develop the skill of setting personal worthy and realistic goals. I am so thoroughly convinced that if we don’t set goals in our life and learn how to master the technique of living to reach our goals, . . . → Read More: Setting goals This post comes a little after the fact, but that is because I am enjoying the holiday season with my family. I hope you are doing the same! So…Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and all the best to you in 2012!
“He whose birth we commemorate this season is more than the symbol of a holiday. He is the Son of God, the Creator of the earth, the Jehovah of the Old Testament, the fulfillment of the Law of Moses, the Redeemer of mankind the King of Kings, the Prince of Peace…. “’And now, after the . . . → Read More: Christmas Quotes: A gift and blessing to the world “Help us rightly to remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the song of the angels, the gladness of the shepherds, and the worship of the wisemen.” –Robert Lewis Stevenson |
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