As a secretary in the Primary Presidency, I was constantly trying to find creative ways to make things run more smoothly. One area we managed to improve was the Talk and Scripture reminders. Giving kids a paper reminder to show their parents seemed worthless. Most of the time I’d find their paper on the floor in [...]
Saturday, March 24, 2007
I hate to clean my fridge. Next to scrubbing my kid’s bathroom, it’s my least favorite job. It’s not that it’s particularly difficult, it’s just time consuming. Pulling out and replacing all the contents takes almost as long as the actual cleaning itself. I used to use small plastic baskets to hold bottles and jars, [...]
Sunday, March 11, 2007
I used the following object lesson to illustrate the point that in regards to gossip, we never know who we could hurt or how far our words will carry. At the beginning of class, I asked one girl to come to the front of the room, turned her back to the class, and handed her a softball. I [...]
Sunday, March 11, 2007
A few days ago my 4 year-old daughter ran into the kitchen of our new house begging me for a ziploc bag. When I asked her why, she enthusiastically declared that she had discovered a huge patch of clovers under our deck and needed to harvest them for Lucky Leprechaun Day. My kids have been counting [...]
Monday, March 26, 2007
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