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LDS Family Week in Review: August 19-25

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From genealogy to temple marriage to Education Week at BYU, we’ve covered the gauntlet of topics in the LDS blog this week. Monday, August 20th: In Online Genealogy, we discussed some ways to research our family tree from the comfort of our own home. Tuesday August 21st: In Obtaining the Records, we talked about how to get hold of the physical pages in our family tree. In Serving in the Primary: Primary Pianist, we discussed the important role of music in our children’s worship. Wednesday August 22nd: In Dinner Discussions 2007 Week 31, we reviewed what was studied in church … Continue reading →

Juggling Family, Church and School

It is the time of year when life begins to get really busy. There is so much to juggle between school, homework, extracurricular activities, church activities and family time. There are times when you might feel as though you only see each other all at once a few minutes a day. Here are a few ideas that may help you and your family stays connected and build your testimonies. 1) The first and most obvious answer is to continue to have family home evenings each week. Additionally daily family scripture study and prayer are important. You may want to decide … Continue reading →

Tips for Married Life After Baby

Yesterday we looked at how some new Moms abdicate from normal life when baby arrives. Here are helpful tips and ways we went about preventing this. From the time my children were born, I got them used to noise. The radio or music was always on. We never tiptoed round the house when baby was asleep. They learned to get used to everyday noise. I still went out to tennis, to bible study, to whatever I was involved in. Our daughter was five days old when my husband and I took her to Sunday school with us, where we were … Continue reading →

Take Care of Yourself

As a mother or a father it is important to find time to take care of yourself, so that you have the strength that you need to care for your family. It can be difficult to find the right balance when it comes to this. There are people who spend too much time on meeting their own needs first, and in doing this they forget to care for their families. While there are others who devote so much time to their families and they end up overwhelming themselves. As a parent and a spouse you need to make sure you … Continue reading →

Too Distracted to Go to the Temple

I haven’t been to the temple for several months. I’ve been meaning to go, but you know how life is – I’ve been busy with the house, with the kids, with meals, and errands. I’ve been blogging, writing, doing my calling as Wolf leader, supporting my husband as he carries out his calling and goes to work every day—or I should say, every night (he works nights.) And we moved last fall, and I’m still trying to find places to put everything. I homeschool, and I . . . yada, yada, yada. The point is, I’m busy. It’s a shame, … Continue reading →

Taking Care of Yourself

It is time when the kids are settling into a new routine at school. I’ve blogged in the past on the importance of adjusting your family’s routine to the new school schedule. It is a great time to start holding family home evening and family prayer on a regular basis. You may need to adjust your schedule as well. The beginning of the school year is a great time to make sure that you are taking care of yourself spiritually, physically, and emotionally as well. If you are not taking care of yourself you are not as able to you’re … Continue reading →