Our next guest writer for this month is Becky. She was born and raised in California. She met her husband at BYU during her sophomore year and they were married that summer. Becky did graduate with a degree in Music History but has been very blessed to be able to stay at home to raise […]
Teaching Morality to Children
This month the focus for Establish a House will be teaching children morality in an increasingly immoral world. What can we do as parents to teach our children to stand strong when they are on their own? I am excited to introduce the guest writers that have volunteered their wisdom and experiences to share with […]
Easter Ideas from Around the Web
Just a roundup of ideas from around the web to celebrate Easter. Personal Study Easter Scripture Study – Gethsemane Scripture Chain from That Good PartEaster Scripture Study – Last Week of Christ’s Life from That Good Part The Last Hours of Christ’s Life Study Packet from The Red Headed Hostess Countdowns 8 Day Walk With […]
Teaching Children to Cook
Since I’m being induced today and my brain is fried anyway I thought I’d combine three posts I wrote several years ago on how I have taught and am teaching my children to cook. There have only been two changes in how we do things since I wrote them. Our food budget has increased to […]
Surviving When All You Have Are Young Ones
When my oldest was six I had my fifth child. As I think back about what those days were like I realize how much work it was but also how fun it was. We have several home videos from that era and it really amazes me at how clean our house actually was and that […]
The ART of Making a Home
Being a homemaker is a hard job! Despite the spin the world puts on it, we do not lounge on the couch all day watching TV. We are not lazy burdens who do nothing while our husbands go out and work. Building a family involves both husband and wife working at their different and distinct […]
Establish A House Series
One week until the Establish a House series kick off! I’m slowly planning posts, contacting guest writers, and trying to get everything organized. Here’s a breakdown of some of the things we are planning to cover: Parenting tips Marriage Family Activities Traditions Sibling Rivalry Curfews Faith Religion Moral Values Reverence in Church Scripture Study Cooking […]
Controlling Media Use in Your Home
I really enjoyed last week’s discussion about tablecloths – whether you use them or not and why. Who knew that a simple thing like that would generate so many comments? I realized there are quite a few things relating to how a home is run, parenting, etc that could be catalysts for more good discussions. […]
Using Tablecloths at Meal Times
I’m part of a facebook group for LDS mothers with large families. In our conversations it’s interesting to see what we all do that is the same and what we do that is different in managing our families of more than six children. Last week the conversation was around how we serve our meals. Some […]
Tackling Chores
Chores. Family Work. Zones. Jurisdictions. Whatever you call them at your house they are a necessary duty that needs to be performed in order for your home to run smoothly, be clean, and maybe even somewhat organized. I say that because my house is so not organized, and sometimes its not even clean or running […]
Grocery Budget for a Family of 11
Food. It’s necessary for survival. It’s good for you. It’s bad for you. What used to be good is now bad…what used to be bad is now good. Knowing what to feed your family can get confusing at times! And expensive. Rather than re-write how we go about grocery shopping I thought I’d post links […]
Meal Planning for a Large Family
Q. What is a typical week of meals for your family right now? A. I love our farming, homeschooling lifestyle. One of the biggest reasons is we get to eat all three meals a day together as a family. This also means somebody has to make all those meals. If we aren’t prepared by knowing […]
Enjoying Young Adults in the House Rather Than “Teenagers”
I love having young women in the house! My oldest girls are 16, 15 and 13 and let me tell you they are a joy to have around. We have been missing them the last week and a half as they have been vacationing in Florida with my parents. Thinking about them while they are […]
Scripture PJs
I wrote a guest post for Jocelyn at We Talk of Christ for part of her Book of Mormon Forum. I am reposting here to show a little of how we incorporate scripture study in our school days. There’s a Primary song my children love to sing, Scripture Power. Because I want to be like […]
Using Music to Build Spirituality – Part II
After posting my huge outline on Using Music to Build Spirituality last Sunday I received quite a number of e-mails! Some were wanting to know if I had any sources for rejecting music because the video may be bad but the lyrics are not. Others were asking if I was really justified in telling the […]
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