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Real Examples of How to Develop a Family Mission Statement

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A family mission statement helps create the culture within the home. Learn how to develop a family mission statement through several real family mission statement examples from Christian and LDS families. I don't know about you, but I have big plans for my family. I want my kids to grow up into amazing individuals who are super smart and ...

Why Wearing Modest Clothes Isn’t Making You Modest

It can be so hard to define modesty, as modesty is a virtue but often defined by whether or not something is deemed modesty clothing. Read on to get to the heart of what is modesty. A few years ago, a woman won the Miss Virginia pageant running on a platform of modesty. She said: I'm a firm believer in not just being modest, ...

5 Smart Ways of Memorizing Scripture Yourself & with the Kids

Ever wanted help memorizing scripture? The following tips will help you memorize scripture yourself and then help your kids learn how to memorize scripture too! Have you ever had a moment when the perfect Bible verse popped into your head from memory, just when you needed it most? Maybe it was a word of encouragement or a bit of wisdom ...

I Really Can’t Believe I Married This Man

When I got married, I didn't really know the type of man I had married. Sure, I was smitten with his good looks, his amazing singing voice, his sense of humor, and was impressed by his cooking skills, but I didn't see him tested in all aspects of life to know how he would respond to various stimuli. We had only been dating/engaged for about nine ...

12 Scriptures About God Worth Memorizing in 2018 {Free Printables}

Want to memorize scriptures about God this year? Want helpful free scripture printables to go along with them? Then you're in luck! Keep reading for 12 worthwhile scriptures about God to memorize in 2018! Last year, I wrote a post about 12 scriptures worth memorizing in 2017. In that post, I mentioned that I needed a way to up my scripture ...

The Prayer that Changed My Life

This post is sponsored by Mormon.org. All thoughts and opinions are my own. When I was in high school, one of my friends started making some bad choices, choices she and I both knew were not in line with what we had been taught at church in all of our many years of attending together. And I resented her for it. I couldn't stand to look at ...

Why To-Do Lists are Overrated and What List You Need Instead

Over a year ago I took this amazing course from Elayna Fernandez, The Positive Mom, called Stepping Into Balance. She really challenged me during the course as she pushed me toward a new way of thinking about goal creation, what a balanced life looks like, what my passions and purpose are, and how to deal with anger and frustrations in new ways. ...

Curing My Depression Took More than What Self-Help Books Recommended

This post is sponsored by Mormon.org. All opinions are my own. Last year, for the first time in my life, I felt depressed. I'm not talking about for a day or a week at a time, but persistently. Like most days sucked. I didn't mope, stay in bed all day, or cry endlessly, but I sure was angry. Mad even. Unhappy. And most of my ire was directed at ...

12 Scriptures Worth Your Time to Memorize in 2017 {Printables}

If 2017 is your year to find verses to memorize, the following 12 scriptures to memorize are good ones to learn. I hate to admit it but I need to step up my spiritual game. I lost my way a bit last year. It was a hard year, personally. But I feel like I'm finally back on the path. I just need something fun and exciting to keep me going. I ...

How to Assemble Blessing Bags for Homeless People as a Group

This post is sponsored by Mormon.org. All opinions expressed are my own. This year as part of our homeschool, we participate in a local Christian Exploring Co-Op. We take turns planning field trips for our kids. In addition to the field trips we schedule a Moms Night Out, a Teen Night, and a Service Project each quarter too. Our last service ...

Bring the Scriptures to Life for Kids with an Epic Scripture-Themed Carnival

This post is sponsored by Mormon.org. All opinions are my own. One year ago I became the Primary President in our local church congregation. This means I've been responsible for overseeing the Sunday School, music, nursery, and sharing time of all children ages 18 months to 11 years old in our church. There are somewhere between 35-50 ...

5 Tips for Getting Your Children Stoked to Go to Church

It doesn't matter how awesome your church is: someday your child won't want to go. Keeping children going to church week after week, year after year is a daunting task if your child hates it or would rather do something else on Sunday mornings. It takes work to teach kids about church and why it is important in their life and their salvation. ...