This quote is one of our favorites when we talk about our ancestors. We would not be where we are or who we are without their sacrifices and examples. Because they mean so much to us we like to tell their stories and display their pictures so our children come to know them. They are […]
Frugal Family Fun
The Establish a House guest post this week comes from Jennifer. She shares 10 great ideas to have frugal family fun this summer! Summer! A time to slow down a little, relax, and spend some extra time together as a family. Summer can, indeed, become a busy, stressful time with all the extra activities the […]
Chore Time Can be a Blessing
The Establish a House guest post today comes from Nancy who shares what has worked for getting her kids to do their chores. It’s a widely accepted fact that if you set a bedtime routine for your kids where you do the same things in the same order at the same time each […]
15 Ways to Encourage Reading
Reading is truly one of the best things in the world! But how do you convince a child who would rather muck out a chicken coop or eat a bowl of brussels sprouts that reading really is fun? Reading is one of the true pleasures of life. In our age of mass culture, when so […]
Summer Reading Reward Coupon Sheets
As parents, we know that reading good books comes with its own rewards like a gained knowledge and appreciation for the world and people around us. Sometimes though it’s just plain fun to have some external reward for reading, especially for kids. Here are three different summer reading reward coupon sheets that you can fill […]
Summer Reading Charts
Most kids I know LOVE charts. There’s just something about crossing off what you’ve done that makes you feel good. Summer reading charts are no exception. My kids really enjoy having a chart to help them decide what book to read next. Will it be a book about an astronaut or will it take place in […]
Summer Reading Bookmarks
Summer is here and there are so many things to do! Swimming, riding bikes, soccer games, etc. One of my kids favorite activities to do is read – no matter what the weather or what’s going on. To capitalize on their love of reading and the bookmobile’s summer reading program that begins next week I […]
Inexpensive Summer Activities to do with the Whole Family
Another great guest post today for the Establish a House series! Please welcome George from Educational Kids Games. ‘Fun summer activities for kids’ usually translates to ‘what moms can do with their kids to keep from going crazy during the summer break’. Most of the time, there isn’t place for a second parent in these activities (though, […]
Helping Picky Eaters to Eat more Variety
Shauna @ Our Times is guest posting today for the Establish a House series. I am so glad she was willing to tackle this subject and give us some tips she has used with her own children! Be sure to leave your own tips and suggestions in the comments. Hello friends! I am going […]
Mary, Did You Know {A Study on Mary}
My third child was born one week before Christmas. It was definitely a special time in my life as I reflected on another mother so long ago. It made Christmas extra special that year having a newborn baby in the house. I prepared this study to look further into the life of Mary, the mother […]
Faith in God Study Journal {Giveaway}
Faith in God is a wonderful program in our church for children 8-11. There is a program for boys and one for girls. They each do activities in three areas: developing talents, serving others, and learning and living the gospel to help them develop greater faith in God. Heidi from A Lively Hope has created […]
October 2014 General Conference Jeopardy
How well did you listen to General Conference? Enough to beat the other teams at General Conference Jeopardy? Download to play for seminary, young men and young women, or family home evening. This is a great review to see how much you learned from the words of our Prophet, apostles, and other church leaders! Here […]
Split Sisters Photo
I thought I’d share a project I created for our county fair in the digital arts category. I took pictures of two of my daughters, Truffle (age 13) and Fudge (age 11), and combined them side by side to create a split sisters photo. Here’s Truffle: Here’s Fudge: Can you tell that it is two […]
A Tour of My New Blog!
Let’s go on a little tour of the blog shall we? We’ll start at the top and work our way to the bottom. There are a lot of things I am excited about but still working on. Hopefully you’ll bear with me as I figure it all out. Going from blogger to WordPress has been […]
Old Saturday Evening Posts
One of my daughters had a birthday on Sunday and I totally scored with one of the gifts. She loves all things 1940s – the clothes, the hairstyles, learning all about WWII. She also loves clocks. So I spent the day searching our town for an old clock for her. Couldn’t find one. At all. […]