I am the mother of three daughters. One of them just finished her freshman year of high school. Another just finished her first year of middle school. The youngest still has a ways to go before I start worrying about teenager stuff, but if it happens as fast as it did for her sisters, she’ll…
The visiting teaching message for the month of June is Divine Attributes of Jesus Christ: Virtue. I think this is the first month that I haven’t been really surprised by the chosen attribute! Virtue is one that I would probably write in my own list of Christlike Attributes, anyway. I did love reading through the…
How on earth are we already in April? Surprising as it is, I’m loving it. We’re having warmer weather (in the 30s—nice and balmy!) and we’re hurtling towards the end of the school year. I’m getting excited for summer (is it too early to be excited for summer?) and I’m really excited to celebrate Easter…
The visiting teaching message for March is The Attributes of Jesus Christ: Long-suffering and Patient. Apropos of my recent shoulder surgery, this was a message that was timely for me. I really loved President Uchtdorf’s entire quote on patience, but just the one snippet really made me stop and think. “Patience is not simply enduring;…
This month’s Visiting Teaching message is “The Attributes of Jesus Christ: Without Sin.“ Already, my idea of striving each month to work on these specific attributes is foiled! I’m not going to be without sin, no matter how hard I try! But after reading the message and thinking about it extensively, it is something I…
Linda Wallheim is the wife of an LDS (Mormon) Bishop who finds herself in the midst of a seeming mystery. Her neighbor has gone missing, and Linda is sure that she has been murdered by her husband. She begins to dig into the circumstances further, and is brought into more than one mystery concerning members…
Vacation has thrown me completely off schedule, so this printable is pretty late in coming. But better late, than never, I say! For 2015, the visiting teaching messages will continue to study the life and mission of Christ, but this year we will be looking specifically at His attributes. I am really happy about this,…
Every once in a while you have an experience that re-teaches you just what it means to have faith. At least, it happens that way for me. I suppose that I often coast along in my life, going about my business and forgetting to rely on the Lord, and then something happens that wakes me…
This month’s Visiting Teaching Message is The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Prince of Peace. For me, it is a fitting end to the year since the word I chose to live by for 2014 is PEACE. Yesterday, I was asked to speak in Sacrament Meeting about preparing our hearts for the Savior. So I’ve…
My November has been crazy insane, with no end in sight. I work three days a week, and I always look forward to Mondays and Fridays because those are the days I have off and can accomplish my long list of Stuff I Have To Do. Saturdays, too, but that’s a little more difficult because…
This weekend was October General Conference. I love everything about it. I love sleeping in on Sunday morning instead of having to get up early and get everyone ready for church. I love napping between sessions. Or during sessions. My puppy also loves napping during sessions. I love eating good food during conference. (We no…
This month’s Visiting Teaching message is The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Bread of Life. I liked the question at the end of the lesson: “When we come to Christ, how does he nourish us?” It really got me thinking not only of how he nourishes us, but also how I can better come to…