Have you ever googled yourself? I decided to give it a go. Pretty sure after seeing the results that I am the only one with my name out there, at least in the United States and maybe the world. Not so with my maiden name. Really! I googled Montserrat Ventura and guess what? There are […]
Archives for 2015
Popular Baby Names of 2014
On Friday, the Social Security Administration released its list of top 10 baby names for 2014. Are your favorite baby names on the top ten list? Girls 1. Emma 2. Olivia 3. Sophia 4. Isabella 5. Ava 6. Mia 7. Emily 8. Abigail 9. Madison 10. Charlotte Boys 1. Noah 2. Liam 3. Mason 4. […]
Embarrassing Mom Moments
The other day, as we were sitting around the table eating lunch, the topic of conversation turned to “Remember when…” Does your family do that? The older girls were laughing at the fun memories of having a fort, pretending to do CPR on a block of wood, finding glass bottles in the antique cars at […]
Motherhood Printables
All week I’ll be sharing little things about mothers either things to print or do or just my thoughts on various aspects of motherhood. Today I have three motherhood printables you can download for yourself or to give to someone else. “The love of a true mother comes nearer being like the love of God than any […]
Our Souls Know Their Worth!
“None of us come to this earth to gain our worth; We brought it with us.” (Sheri L. Dew, No One Can Take Your Place, pg 21) From the time my children are born and on into adulthood we remind them that they are God’s children first before they are ours. As I rock my […]
Elder M Russell Ballard Speaks at 2015 BYU Women’s Conference
I’ve only been to BYU Women’s Conference once, when I was pregnant with Gideon. I LOVED every minute of it! I hope to be able to attend again sometime and take my older daughters with me. There are so many wonderful classes offered, service projects to do, and just an over all feeling of sisterhood […]
How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex
Every Sunday evening my siblings, parents, and I have a Google Hangout where we catch up on happenings in each others’ lives. This past Sunday we somehow got on the topic of how we each had “the talk” with our parents. All kinds of hilarity followed as we recounted embarrassing moments and compared stories. I […]
Filling Our Homes With Light and Truth FHE
It is a banner year for families in the church! Not only is it the 20th anniversary of the Family Proclamation but this Monday, April 27th, marks the 100th anniversary of the Family Home Evening program. To celebrate I am teaming up with seven other bloggers to share a family home evening lesson created from one of the […]
Establish a House – Call for Guest Writers!
Whew! What a month we have had preparing for and then actually attending Eve and Patrick’s wedding and all the festivities surrounding that joyous event. I have been slow to post more in the Establish a House series. Several people have sent e-mails with suggestions on topics they would like to see covered. Some of […]
Ada Bitner Hinckley
Meet Ada. She’s my husband’s great-grandmother. Her life is one worth knowing about. At the family reunion we attended back in February I attended a class about her where I learned a bit more about her talents and interests. Ada Bitner was born on June 30, 1880, the daughter of Breneman Barr Bitner and Sarah Ann […]
Wedding Photos
Wow! The photographer we got for Eve and Patrick’s wedding was awesome. And fast! I figured we’d have to wait several weeks before seeing any professional photos but we received a DVD of photos yesterday. Let’s just say spring time weddings, especially on Temple Square in Salt Lake, get some beautiful help from Mother Nature. […]
The Bride and Groom
Just checking in on this super busy week to show the ONE picture I got of my daughter and my new son-in-law on their wedding day. The wedding was beautiful! The bride and groom! Beautiful spring day to be married. Don’t worry, I only cried a ton. They were tears of joy! A photo posted […]
We love waffles!
We are in the final throws of getting ready for my daughter’s wedding. How did it get here so fast? It seemed so far away back at Christmas when they got engaged. Ack! So obviously my mind has been elsewhere. Today’s Establish a House post is brought to you by one of our favorite foods. […]
April 2015 Sunday General Conference Quotes
I am so sad General Conference is over! It was a wonderful weekend as we were filled with uplifting messages and testimonies about Jesus Christ. Now to study and internalize all the truths taught today. Here are printables from some of my favorite quotes from each talk given on Sunday. You can download the pdf file […]
April 2015 Saturday General Conference Quotes
Today was a fabulous day of inspiring talks! Counsel on families and marriage (again!) and being disciples of Jesus Christ were given. My favorites, at least for the moment, were President Packer’s talk and Elder Perry’s talk. Here are printables from some of my favorite quotes from each talk given on Saturday (not including the […]
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