Tomorrow is the first day of this year’s celebration on The Family: A Proclamation to the World! We’ve got a lot of guest bloggers lined up and even a few giveaways {the prizes are terrific, I promise!}. By we I mean Jocelyn of We Talk of Christ, Stephanie of Diapers & Divinity and Middle-aged Mormon […]
Archives for September 2012
When you lose sight….LOOK
The door slides open after she knocks. Tentatively she pokes her head in, “I’m supposed to take lunch to my dad but I’m not sure of where to go.” This niece of mine – she’s tall {taller than me anyway}, slender, with dancer’s legs, best friends to my daughter. Her father has his own farm […]
Watercolor Autumn Art
Autumn is in the air! I can’t wait for it to officially start. It is my favorite season of the year. Friday, for part of school, the kids and I created some simple watercolor Autumn art. Start by painting splotches of red, yellow, orange, brown, and purple all over your paper. Let it dry. Using […]
Come Celebrate The Family: A Proclamation to the World With Us!
It’s that time of year again! Time to join us in our third annual celebration of The Family: A Proclamation to the World! Can I get a big HOORAY!! Or as my son likes to say “Booyeah-ha-ha”! The celebration starts Monday, September 17 and runs through Sunday, September 30th. Two whole weeks of testimony, inspiration, […]
Sweet Ol’ Summertime
Summer seems to be officially over. Kind of. We just started swathing {mowing} our fourth crop of hay which means a very busy time for the next two to three weeks. The weather is definitely beginning to change. The evenings cool down so by morning it is downright chilly outside. In the heat of summer […]
Imagine hearing music for the first time
I came across this article today about a 23 year old man who, because of the development of better, more powerful hearing aids, can now hear music for the first time in his life. By now he has listened to a wide variety of music, with country music being his least favorite because, to his […]