FAMILY BLOG
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WHY WE DON’T SIT WITH THE CHICKENS
I wanted to give my children (even tho they have mostly grown) an experience that they didn’t receive in the first half of their lives living in a city. I also wanted a…
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THE ROOSTER: MR. Darcy
Living in our backyard homestead is a rooster named “Mr. Darcy”. The name was selected by my girls who love Jane Austen. In fact, many of the animals you will find here are…
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RED POPPIES
As I was going through photo albums recently given to me after the death of my grandfather, I came across this picture of him in the garden surrounded by his red poppies. I…
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MOVING: RETURNING TO OUR LAND OF INHERITANCE
While we were waiting for our home to close and to begin our new journey in Manti, Utah we decided to do some family research. We wanted to know if there was an…
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IF THE FAMILY LACKS A COMMON CRISIS— THEN HIRE A WOLF TO HOWL!
President Brigham Young knew the value of hard work in preparing the Saints to build the kingdom of God. He counseled the pioneers when he said: “Instead of searching after what the Lord is…
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DEDICATING OUR HOME AND RE-DEDICATING OUR LIVES
This week was Hanukkah, a festival time of re-dedication. The story goes that after years of war, the Jews won back the holy temple in Jerusalem. The Greeks had invaded and destroyed the…
