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Loving Your Teens Through Problems

Teens are…. well, teenagers. One minute they can be on top of the world, impressing you and making you proud. The next minute they are rebelling, and shaming themselves and even you. They mess up. Sometimes they mess up big. We have to remember however, that we all mess up, and they are just a reflection of us. As their parents, it is our job to get them through their issues without minimal long-term damage. In dealing the dirtier, grittier, messier parts of raising teens, we have to remember to not take their mis-steps personal. When we internalize their mistakes, … Continue reading →

Tackling the Challenge of Loving Ourselves

We have heard the talk about self-love and self-compassion, but it is one thing to read the articles and “say” that we are all about loving ourselves, it is quite another thing to actually tackle the issue and work on truly getting to a place where we forgive ourselves, have compassion for ourselves and love ourselves. As single parents who may be struggling with other issues, this can be a big task to tackle. When I decided to start working on my self-love, I realized that it was going to be a big project. After all, the more mishaps, mistakes … Continue reading →

Meet Pets Blogger Extraordinaire Aimee Amodio: The Interview

Aimee’s dogs Moose and Lally You know her as Aimee Amodio (or maybe by her Families.com handle NewroticGirl). I know her as my fellow Pets blogger. But just how well do we really know the woman behind the myth? Or just how true an animal loving soul she possesses? We’re about to find out. Aimee had the fun idea of interviewing every author we know, including ourselves, about our pets and how they factor into our writing lives. I thought it was a brilliant idea and hopped right on board to interview this prolific fellow animal-loving blogger who I so … Continue reading →

The Marriage Blog Week in Review June 10 – June 15

This is been an interesting week here in the marriage blog, we started it off with a look at history from 40 years ago and we ended it with a vote that keeps same-sex marriage legal in the state of Massachusetts. It’s been busy enough that you may have missed something, if you did – here’s our Marriage Blog week in review so you can catch up on this week’s articles. Sunday, June 10 Love Letters: Do You Know Who Mildred Loving Is? takes a look at the love story that existed between Mildred and Richard Loving, an interracial couple … Continue reading →

The Pets Blog Week in Review for Feb 12-18

Love was in the air with Valentine’s Day being the highlight event of last week, and Aimee and myself found a lot of stories with love as their theme to include in the Pets Blog last week… Monday, February 12 The pet industry is booming these days thanks to the millions of pet owners lavishing love on their pets every way they know how. But Aimee shows us that Memorializing Your Pet Becomes Big Business after they pass too, and she shares ways we can keep our dearly departed pets’ memories alive. The theme of loving animals (and learning from … Continue reading →

Loving Touches

Since your baby has been born, I’m sure you’ve felt his or her fingers wrap on yours while they are nursing. You’ve lovingly stroked a finger down their silky cheek. The love you feel begins to swell to greater proportions as you gaze at them and expands to fill the whole of your being when you lift that precious baby into your arms. You feel like you will burst from the pride, the love and the admiration that fills you. You stroke their head, you almost can’t help yourself, and you reach out to touch them even when they are … Continue reading →

Living With and Loving the In-Laws

There are a lot of jokes about in-laws and how awful it is. There are lots of movies and television shows that emphasize the terror that are the in-laws. Monster-in-Law is one film that leaps to mind. Few of these address the positive relationship that can occur between in-laws. Flexible, But Firm Let’s talk a moment about why a negative relationship can occur between in-laws. First and foremost, a new spouse is not ‘stealing’ away an in-law’s child and they should never interfere in the relationship between parent and child. They should think, and think very deeply, how they would … Continue reading →

Serving Others Despite A Busy Life

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I have been thinking a lot lately about serving others. At this stage in my life, it feels impossible to reach outside the needs of my own little family that demands so much, to others that might be in need. However, I believe that the Lord expects so much more of each of us. In the book, Daughters in My Kingdom, there is a quote by George Albert Smith that states, “Our eternal happiness will be in proportion to the way that we devote ourselves to helping others.” When you really think about that statement, it is hard not to … Continue reading →

Is Parenting An Act of Service?

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My husband and I were watching Elder Ballard’s talk last night titled, “Be Anxiously Engaged“. He spoke mostly of how much better the world would be if we were like the worker bees that worked together and were constantly doing our part to provide service to our fellow man. I totally agree. If we can find those people in need, and serve them, then our lives will be happier, and the world will be a better place. However, after the talk was over, I turned to my husband and asked him, “Does attending to every need my three small children … Continue reading →

The Atonement Also Applies to Motherhood

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We hear it all the time. “Be Ye Therefore Perfect, Even as I Am.” But, we also hear just as much that we are not expected to be perfect in this life. It is a goal. To set our sights on the Perfect Example, and follow Jesus Christ. Doing our best to be just like Him, yet humble enough to accept His grace and know that it is only through Him that we can return and live with God again. The other day, I was having a particularly rough morning. I don’t even remember now what was going on. Typical … Continue reading →