Mary’s Heart by Liz Lemon Swindle Christmas already? You bet! Around here we do a handmade Christmas. The children draw names and figure out something they can make for one another. Mr. Ferrero Rocher and I think of things we can make the children, as well as each other. And I’m not lying even a […]
Archives for October 2010
Sprinkles of Sunshine – September 2010 Edition
Some of the pleasant occurrences that happened in September around here. Seeing several full rainbows. Chopping corn Packing the pit Playing in the silage before it got too milky Celebrating Cookie’s 6th birthday! Winning the skirt of my choice from newCreation Women’s Apparel. I chose this Charcoal Gray skirt and LOVE it! Also winning […]
A Typical Day on the Farm – Summer
I meant to post this before the Celebrate Family festivities started but ran out of time. Here’s a look at what a typical day looked like for us in the summer. Now I’ll have to do one for autumn, winter, and spring! Look for those in the future. ********************************** 3:00 AM – The men go […]
General Conference Highlights
8 hours of watching the television this weekend, writing 15 pages (front and back) of notes, only having to tell the younger children oh, I don’t know, at least 6 or 7 times each session to be quiet (that amounts to 25 -30 times total), being together with my family in the living room, eating […]
Flight
(image credit) Harry Emerson Fosdick once wrote: “Some Christians carry their religion on their backs. It is a packet of beliefs and practices which they must bear. At times it grows heavy and they would willingly lay it down, but that would mean a break with old traditions, so they shoulder it again. But real […]
Family Proclamation Celebration Posts
The Family: A Proclamation to the World has been a fixture and a guide about families for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since it was first read by President Gordon B. Hinckley in the General Relief Society meeting on September 23, 1995. It has been spoken of, quoted, memorized and […]
One + One + One = MANY
Early this year I wrote the following in another blog post: “It only takes one. One person to make a difference in the life of another. At times, when we look at all that is wrong in the world, we feel lost. Where do we start? There is so much that needs to be done! […]