I am not ashamed to say that I couldn’t “do motherhood” all by myself. In the 16 years that I have been a mother so far, I have had a support system of angels who have helped me and for which I am incredibly grateful. I’m thankful for my husband. We are on this parenting…
Choosing which quote to feature this month was really difficult, you guys! I always love General Conference so much and so many different little sound bites inspire me greatly. That’s why, in the end, I chose to highlight Elder Holland’s talk for my May 2016 visiting teaching message. Elder Holland’s talk is titled “Tomorrow the…
I always have really good intentions to study the conference talks before the next General Conference rolls around. I rarely succeed, though, and it’s mostly just because I don’t really have anything keeping me accountable. So, I decided to change that this time around. When our General Conference editions of the Ensign arrived (we always…
Want to make sure your kids aren’t bored on your next road trip? Try making them vacation journals to document their memories—it’s a super fun idea for long road trips! I love taking road trips with my family. Some of my very favorite family memories were made in the car in the middle of nowhere…
2023 update: The Circle with Disney is now sold exclusively as an app. If you still have access to the device, this post will be helpful. I have not used the app as my children have aged out of it. In January, I purchased a Circle With Disney device to help me monitor and limit…
This post is the fourth in a photography series on improving photo composition. To see the rest of the series, click here: How to Improve Your Photo Composition Series. For your convenience, this post contains affiliate links. Of all the ways to improve your photography composition, this is my favorite. While being aware of the things…
The first rule to saving money on anything is to know how much you are spending in the first place. I used to keep all the household goods under the grocery umbrella in our budget. It sort of worked in that we just added whatever we needed each week onto the grocery list and went…
Looking for Dork Diaries read alikes? Here are 35 book series that appeal to kids who love graphic novels and diary style books. As a parent I have learned that I have to pick my battles in many areas. The books my children choose to read is one of those areas. If I had my…
The visiting teaching message for April 2016 is titled Daughters of Our Eternal Father. For this month, I chose to use the quote from Elder Holland about the fact that God knows us because he is truly our Father in Heaven. Sometimes I forget what that word—father—actually means. The two earthly fathers closest to me—my…
Now that I have two teenagers (yes, I did say TWO TEENAGERS, what has happened to my life?), it’s becoming more difficult to make General Conference special. I want them to be inspired and to listen, but I still want them to be just as excited about it as they were when they were in…
How to play the candy bar game. If you’re looking for fun group games with candy, this is the best one! It’s fast moving, fun, and everybody loves it! Plus—you get lots of candy! I’m always looking for easy and fun games to play at birthday parties for my kids. Especially now that I’ve got…
Parenting isn’t easy. And the older my kids get, the harder parenting gets. They have so many things to deal with that I never once came up against, plus all the same hard stuff I did face as a child, too. Sometimes I feel like I’m somewhat equipped to help them through a situation because…