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Preparing for Crops

  Weekend scrapbooking crops are the perfect venue to learn new techniques, get inspiration from fellow scrappers and experiment with new tools.  The organized get-togethers are exciting and informative, but they can also be intimidating for newbies. Depending on how large of a crop you attend, you could be looking at scrapbooking with hundreds of other memory book builders.  In order to keep the event running smoothly, there are typically quite a few rules to consider.  When I attended my first crop the following ditty circulated around the ballroom.  It was discovered on Scrapbook.com and speaks to the unwritten rules … Continue reading →

Preparing for Your Primary Program

I can’t believe that another year has come for us to do a primary program. Last year, it was the first time I had ever written a primary program. But, this year, I am excited for the program, and can’t wait to see what the kids are going to do. We started by organizing all of our songs. We are sticking to the songs listed in the outline for the year with just a few changes. Our songs that we are going to sing are: As a Child of God (which is our new song for the year) Choose the … Continue reading →

Preparing for Sharing Time

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Since I am in the primary presidency, part of my responsibilities include preparing sharing time every third week. I usually find that Saturday night, I am looking over the sharing time, and throwing things together. But, seeing as we have a small group, it usually always works out fine. However, I’ve been thinking lately about ways that I can prepare more for these little lessons I give each week. After all, I truly believe that we are, “teaching children, not lessons” and it is more about being prepared in spirit rather than having the perfect prop or gimmick for the … Continue reading →

The Best Mother’s Day Gift: Time

The past few days I have been listening to various stories on my favorite radio station. The question has been asked, “What would be your best Mother’s Day gift?” I have been thinking about how different my answer today is compared to 10 years ago, 5 years ago or quite honestly, even a week ago. Of course, some of that has to do with a shattering event that took place in our family this past week. But it also has to do with the stage of life I am in. When I think back 10 years ago my children were … Continue reading →

It’s Time To Have Some Fun With Family History Interviewing

Within the next few days, you are likely to be attending at least one family gathering, if not more. If you are genealogically inclined, this means that it is prime time to do a little family history interviewing. Whether you choose to do it informally, by just striking up conversations with people and sprinkling information-seeking questions in along the way or more formally, by preparing a list of questions and then interviewing family members is up to you. You may be seeking names and dates for your pedigree chart, and that is fine. Family gatherings are a great place to … Continue reading →

New to Food Blog but Years in the Kitchen

I’ve been cooking since I was around seven or eight years old and let me tell you that’s too many years ago to want to count them. I had a mother who encouraged me in the kitchen. Back then I cooked mostly cakes and sweet things but by my early teens, I regularly cooked meals for the family. So I guess by now I ought to have found out a bit about food to pass on. I will be writing 6 food blogs per month. For those who don’t know me, I might be new to the food blog but … Continue reading →

Sharing in a Blended Family

If you are living in a blended family, you know that sharing is a huge part of almost every aspect of your lives. It would be nice if sharing came naturally for humans, but unfortunately this isn’t always the case. Whether it is the step-mother sharing her husband with his kids, the step-kids sharing dad with a new woman (or mom with a new man), or its just as simple as sharing toys, food, books and clothes, there just seems to be an enormous burden put on the blended family in which everyone must share. When it is a person … Continue reading →

Preparing for a Family Reunion

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Many adoptees report feeling part of their immediate families, but never quite feeling like “part of the gang” at extended family gatherings. Especially when these reunions are of people who live far from each other and don’t know each other that well, much of the talk may center on who looks like who, on memories of someone your child never met, on family history and ethnic traditions which your child may be conscious of not being a part of. Even if your child is used to looking different from you and your spouse, being the only brown child in a … Continue reading →

Primary Time: Remember to Use The Friend

Whether you are thinking about preparing a Family Home Evening lesson or looking to supplement your Primary lesson or sharing time idea, you really should look at The Friend for more ideas. The Friend has a lot of great resources available, and they are easy to access online and to search. You can search for activities that are based on your topic. The Sharing Time activities and suggestions pages each have several ideas on the topic for the month, and are a great resource to look at when you are searching for a specific topic. They also include some sort … Continue reading →

Primary Time: Sharing Time Theme October 2007

The sharing time theme for October is “I show my faith in Jesus Christ when I share the gospel with others.” The scripture is Matthew 5:16 “Let your light so shine before your men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” There is no specific song this month since the Sacrament program is soon. The theme is broken down into four basic principles. The first principle talks about being an example to others. The second principle speaks about how sharing your testimony with others makes it stronger. The third principle encourages the … Continue reading →