How often have we lamented shortened summer vacations as schools begin their practices and tryouts earlier and earlier in August? It’s time to look at stay-at-home orders as the blessing they can be. Let me share a few things our family and friends are doing.
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Our Role as Grandparents: Being the Connecting Link
During this Coronavirus Crisis (which is likely to go on for a while) our grandchildren (and our children for that matter) need an extra measure of resilience. Interestingly, several studies have found that the more kids know about their grandparents and great grandparents, the more resilient and safe they feel in a crisis.
What your children need most from you right now
A friend asked my husband and I, “What do you do when your kids talk back?” I’m slow on the uptake, but my hubby answered immediately, “I listen.”
Your Hardest Family Question: I feel like I’m only a paycheck to my wife
We are both covenant-keeping members of the church and are completely devoted to our family, and also each other. However, I feel at times like an object, a paycheck, without valid emotions or hopes or dreams. I’m lonelier than ever, I want love, excitement, and connection but it seems we’ve missed each other’s timing by several years.
Struggling with 100% Home-Centered Church?: The “DRAWN IN” Series for Families is Here to Help!
With the “Home-Centered Church” principle being taken to a whole new level in the past few weeks; now more than ever, families are looking for ways to enhance their study of the gospel AT HOME. Especially families with children. David Bowman, creator of the DRAWN IN series, hopes his videos can help! Check out this episode celebrating the bicentennial of the First Vision.
Coronavirus: News and Fun with the Kids
Here are some specific scams to avoid that have cropped up surrounding the Coronavirus as well as some great suggestions of ways to make all this extra time with your children both fun and productive.
COVID-19: Calming Your Child’s Fears
Following a disaster, we are so concerned with the physical well-being of family members that we often overlook their emotional and spiritual health. A crisis does not need to be a time we look back on with loathing, but can rather be remembered as a time for personal growth and increased family unity.
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A Prophet, Preparation, and a Pandemic
Oh, How Lovely Was the Morning: Sun 26 Mar 1820?
The Personal Nature of the First Vision for Us
Michael McLean’s New Song about the Sacred Grove
Why Are Horses Mentioned in the Book of Mormon?
“The Lord’s Economy”: How the Lord Honors Those Who Honor Him
Receiving my Own Testimony of Glory
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An RMVirus: Notice to a Returned Missionary
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Of One Heart – Pulling Together Instead of Apart in Difficult Times
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Celebrating the Restoration: Seeing the Hand of God in History
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Our Role as Grandparents: Being the Connecting Link
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Emerging from the Crucible of the Coronavirus as a Stronger Family
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God’s Gift of Graciousness
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This Week’s General Conference Promises to Be Memorable