FAMILY BLOG
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HOW DO I RE-EDUCATE MY FAMILY FROM THE PHILOSOPHIES OF MAN?
After being crushed as a mother, and surfacing back to the top after having one child leave the Church—and another attempt to take his life, I realized just how much my home had…
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IS THE DINNER TABLE LIKE UNTO AN ALTAR?
Raising my family for the first 20 years looks different than it does now. Dinners were always rushed and crammed into a time slot in-between my husband’s two jobs. Often enough there was…
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WOULD YOU EVER DRINK FROM DIRTY DITCH WATER?
James Stoddard had a way of calling things out which caused you to have to make a decision usually instantly on the spot! It was his sense of humor—a sarcastic side of him…
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SHOULD WE BE HOLY AT ALL TIMES?
One Christmas year the number one question on my mind (which I was consumed with) was what could we do to raise our standard of worship in our home that season that reflected…
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WHY THE MIDDLE CANDLE FOR OUR HANUKKIAH IS NOW PURPLE
This week we took time to remember the Feast of the Tabernacle. In continuing with my frequent posts on the joy of teaching my grandchildren what I am learning, I couldn’t resist sharing…
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WHY DO WE NO LONGER CELEBRATE A “COMMERCIALIZED” CHRISTMAS
I have always loved Christmas. For the first half of my life, I celebrated it just like my parents had done when they were children. My memories are filled with reindeer on the…
