We don’t have very many rainy days here in Nevada. In fact, on the days it does rain my kids are headed outside to enjoy the rare treat! Instead we can get some blistering hot days where even the shade is too hot to enjoy so we stay indoors. In compiling this list I tried […]
Classic Childhood Games to Play With Your Kids Outside
With the end of Memorial Day weekend and schools coming to a close its time to review some great games you can play outside with your children. Notice I didn’t say teach them to play on their own but you should actually go out and play with them. Remember we are trying to Establish a […]
How Do You Organize Your Photos?
My current project – creating photo books to be printed. It is a HUGE project! Because of my digital camera I have taken more pictures than ever. Unfortunately, I have very little pictures actually printed. Thus my goal to at least get a few photo books. I was able to get a couple of good […]
Planting a “Wild” Flower Garden
Spring weather is finally here for most parts of the country. Yesterday was downright hot here! Time to start planting gardens – both flower and vegetable. Today as part of our Establish A House series I’m sharing how we plant a “wild” flower garden every year. These pictures were taken five years ago. I can’t […]
Teach Your Children Well
The next guest post in our Establish A House series comes from my good friend Deirdre. I marvel at how the internet connected a Mormon and a Catholic living on different sides of the U.S.A! Deirdre always uses song lyrics to name her posts. The song from Peter, Paul and Mary is the perfect title […]
Equally Yoked
I had these guest posts loosely scheduled on my calendar several weeks ago. It’s amazing to me how things work out sometimes. Last week’s Establish a House post generated a very good question from a reader about what to do when spouses aren’t quite in agreement or on board with certain teaching aspects. There were […]
The Evolution of Our Family Scripture Study
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 […]
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