General Conference Traditions

September 24, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 6 Comments

Inside the Conference Center General Conference is only one week away! We are gearing up for one of our favorite weekends of the year by making sure we have everything in stock to carry on our semi-annual traditions: * Creating a General Conference Wall (for children and one for teens)* Baking Cinnamon Rolls while Dad […]

Celebrating FAMILY

September 23, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 24 Comments

I have one word to say about our Celebrate the Family event. From the guest posts to reader’s comments and blog posts to the giveaways it has been an amazing two weeks.Many thanks go to all of the guest posters and sponsors of the prizes!! And to you readers for visiting every day and commenting. […]

What the Proclamation on the Family Means to Me BLOG HOP

September 21, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 16 Comments

Today’s guest blogger is near and dear to my heart – my youngest sister and sibling, Rebecca! (Yes, she is seriously that gorgeous.) In August she returned from her 18 month mission to the Chile Rancagua Mission. Previous to that she attended BYU, then FSU where she earned a masters in Public Relations (or something […]

Warning Labels

September 20, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 28 Comments

My next guest blogger has the same number of children I do only in opposite form – six boys, one girl, one boy, one girl. We should just line up our kids for marriage now and call it good! Wouldn’t that be the easy thing to do? Hi! I’m Darla. I am wife to my very best […]

Cooking In My Home

September 20, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 28 Comments

Welcome today’s guest blogger, Cheryl! I was born to Canadian parents, raised in Idaho, and graduated from BYU. Since then, my home has been in Provo, Utah (except for one wonderful year in the Bay Area, California). I have one amazing husband (12 years and counting), five fabulous kids (with one on the way), […]

Family Proclamation FHE Ideas BLOG HOP

September 19, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 14 Comments

Hello! I’m Heather Lynne from Raising Memories Blog where I share fun things parents can do with & for their children! If you visit my blog you’ll find tutorials for projects we’re working on, some of my photography, and lots of other fun stuff. I’m excited to be a part of Celebrating the Family 2011- […]

Tarzan, Vines & Forgiveness

September 17, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 35 Comments

If you had to narrow your blog reading to just a select few, my next guest blogger, Middle-aged Mormon Man, would be on that list. Always enlightening and knowledgeable, he is also witty and humorous which is great on those hard middle-of-the-trenches days. I’ll let him introduce his anonymous self. By way of introduction, I […]

The Rights and Entitlement of Children

September 17, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 20 Comments

My next guest blogger has fully embraced the good of technology and she knows how to use it! Not like this cute couple. 🙂 Kathryn Skaggs has a very specific goal in everything and everywhere that she can be found on the Internet — which is “to DO MORE good” (tDMg). She enjoys promoting credible […]

My Sacred Duty

September 16, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 31 Comments

I first came across Lara’s blog this past summer when she was featured in a Find a Friend Friday post at Diapers & Divinity. Her blog is full of beautiful photography and great inspiration. One thing I know we have in common is our love of music – only Lara can sing (and look great […]

Family Proclamation Photo Essay Blog Hop

September 15, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 35 Comments

We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children. All human beings—male and […]

Stand as a Witness

September 14, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 34 Comments

If you haven’t visited Women in the Scriptures you are missing out. As the name of her blog implies, Heather shares insights into the women of the scriptures. She has a standing challenge to study the scriptures paying particular attention to the women mentioned, the roles they have, the things they’ve done. Some of my […]

Families are Forever (or Is there laundry in heaven?)

September 13, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 26 Comments

Great Blog Hop yesterday! It will be open all week so you can still write your posts about a family mission statement or about any part of The Family Proclamation and link up. The next blog hop is this Thursday: Family Proclamation Photo Essay. Just show us several photos of your family with captions taken […]

Creating a Family Mission Statement

September 11, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 29 Comments

I admit we don’t have a family mission statement. We’ve wanted to do one but just didn’t know where to start or how to go about it. I’m guessing we aren’t the only ones. I’m so grateful to Anne, our guest blogger today! She not only explains the importance of having a family mission statement […]

The Proclamation as a Powerful Primer on Procreation

September 11, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 24 Comments

I really have to thank Michelle, who stepped in to write today’s post at just a couple of days notice. Michelle is a wife and mom of three. Before marriage and motherhood blessed her life, she served a mission, got a B.S. in Psychology and an MBA (Organizational Behavior emphasis), and worked as a business […]

Gender is Essential

September 10, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 44 Comments

When my first born son was a baby, only 8 months old, he would sit in his walker and play with the baby toys. Then my husband or one of his brothers would drive by in a tractor or semi-truck loaded with hay. My son would go nuts! He’d make truck noises, wave his arms […]