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Next Wordfull Wednesday Topic For December 10

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There’s just something about Christmas music that brings peace and joy and warmth to my heart. I love listening to all types of artists’ renditions of the classics and modern, newer songs that aren’t well know but have wonderful messages and melodies non-the-less. Next Wordfull Wednesday’s topic for December 10 is to tell us about […]

Importance of Being Modest

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I have six beautiful daughters. They are growing up so fast! I’m a little intimidated about raising them in a world where the likes of Britney Spears, J-Lo, and Madonna are flashed across magazine covers wearing clothing that degrades. THAT IS NOT WHAT I WANT FOR MY DAUGHTERS! Does modesty need to be a thing […]

Wordfull Wednesday Winners for October and November

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Sorry it has taken so long to pick the winner for October’s Wordfull Wednesday but the prizes I have for both October and November go together so I waited to do them in one post. To start with, please watch the video Reflections of Christ. Isn’t that beautiful? Mark Mabry, the photographer, decided he needed […]

Christmas in the Book of Mormon FHE

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I’m so excited to share this family home evening lesson with you! It teaches what happened here on the American continent when Jesus Christ was born in Jerusalem. Using scriptural references from the Book of Mormon and the Bible your family will learn about the prophesies given by Samuel the Lamanite and the events that […]

911…There’s no emergency

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Kids can have some very vivid imaginations. Just ask a couple of my girls – Brownie and Semisweet to be exact. Thanksgiving afternoon all the womenfolk were gathered upstairs in my mother-in-law’s house discussing plans for the upcoming wedding of Mr. Ferrero Rocher’s youngest brother. Semisweet, Brownie and Cousin M came charging in giggling hysterically […]

Key Lime Cheesecake

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When I was little my family lived in Miami, Florida for five years. We learned to love mangoes and key lime pie. Every Thanksgiving since then it is mandatory that we have a key lime pie to indulge ourselves when dessert time comes. It must be made with real KEY LIME juice or it’s just […]

Christmas Gift Ideas

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So are you finished with your Christmas shopping yet? Or have you even started? Or do you plan on not really shopping but making gifts instead? Or both? We are almost done here. I’m actually behind schedule this year but I blame it on my brother-in-law who is getting married Dec. 17. All those wedding […]

Attitude of Gratitude FHE

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Gratitude is a very important quality to develop in one’s character. This lesson has four different activities to help the whole family learn more about developing an attitude of gratitude. One activity is specifically geared for young children, another for older children and teens, and a couple that should appeal to all ages.Enjoy! Download the […]

Hootenanny with Apple-Raisin Sauce

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Growing up my husband’s family called these puffed oven pancakes “Germans.” They’re also known as hootenanny. We usually eat them with butter and syrup but yesterday we had apple-raisin sauce minus the raisins. The kids don’t like raisins. Hootenanny 4 tablespoons butter6eggs1 cup milk1 cup flour1/2 tsp. salt Place butter in a 9×13 cake pan. […]

Potpourri

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♥ Busy but fun day yesterday. Fudge, Cookie and I spent the day in Reno – three hours at the pediatric dentist and that was just for check-ups! That part wasn’t too fun but all the shopping was. I took them to Toys R Us. They’ve never been and were enthralled with all the toys. […]