“MOM…mom…mommy”, my son calls from his crib. I listen as a smile spreads across my face. Without a response he starts his plea again. After a few moments I respond, “Yes Jack, what is it?” “I AWAKE!” he exclaims. Every morning we go through this same routine. And like always I eagerly open his door […]

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 […]

I was almost 12 years old when President Hinckley first read The Family: A Proclamation to the World. I, myself, was a member of an amazing Eternal family. My siblings were wonderful, and my parents, even more so. My Mother was, and is one of the kindest people I’ve ever met. My Father was the greatest […]

With apology in his eyes, he kissed my cheek and neck a little too warmly, and then told me how sorry he was for what he had done to me. He knew it was too late to change anything, but regret ached in his voice. My new ex-husband was mourning the loss of his wife […]

Were it not for the Family Proclamation, I might not have children. I did not see myself as a mother, and I certainly didn’t feel like my gifts and talents were best geared toward motherhood. I was afraid I would be a bad mom, and I was pretty sure I wouldn’t like it. I set […]

“Oh! goodness. You aren’t going to have any MORE, are you?” I’m sure I was looking hot and frazzled at the art museum with my baby and three young children. And the well-put-together lady asking me the question, in such horrified tones, may have been genuinely concerned for my sanity. I’ve written about the encounter […]

(This article is an excerpt from an eBook – “What’s the Big Deal? Does it really matter how Latter-Day Saints respond to Same-Sex Marriage?” written by Dr. Rob Stewart and Dr. Tom Rarick) Teaching the Teacher One of my university students recently shared the following email with me (just days after the ruling regarding same-sex marriage): […]

  Hi there! My name is Camille, I blog at MyMommyStyle.com that I write with my sister and cousin about family life. We love to share family friendly recipes, home decor, parenting tips, and activities for the family. One of the main messages we hope to convey more than any other is to accept the […]

I was hunting through boots on clearance a few months ago, trying to think of what needed replacing and which sizes would fit the children. And then I realized with a shock that the answer was ALL OF THEM. Every size. If it wouldn’t fit one child it would fit another, and if we already […]

My family and I entered the baptismal font, one by one, in 1994. First my father, then mother, then me and my younger brother. I was an almost 14-year-old, feeling excited and at peace with our new faith; and yet simultaneously self-conscious and vulnerable with our new testimonies. The next year, the living prophet, Gordon […]