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Signs You’re A Sick Mormon Mom

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I spent most of last week in bed, sick as a dog. Of course, this gave me plenty of time to consider clues that you’re an ill Latter-day Saint (assuming, of course, you don’t realize it while you are puking in the toilet). Okay, that’s a lie – last week, I didn’t really think about the blog. But I’ve had time to think since then, and here are just a few signs! 1. You’ve found yet another good reason to have kids over a wide age range. Now your oldest kids can take care of the younger ones while you … Continue reading →

Ten Signs Your Youth is Off to EFY

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If you have LDS teens, then you know all about EFY (Especially For Youth). It’s a wonderful opportunity for your teens to grow spiritually. Or, it is a fantastic chance to broaden the dating pool. The definition, of course, depends on who you ask (and who they are responding to). If you don’t keep up with the calendar, your teen can give you some great signs that EFY is fast approaching. 1. They ask if they can go ahead and purchase some nice school clothes now, instead of waiting for fall. They want to look their best! 2. Suddenly, your … Continue reading →

Glad for Dad!

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Have you ever noticed that fathers generally tend to be the more rambunctious parent? I’m not sure if it’s because moms are with their kids more, or moms are just always trying to get their kids to sleep (me, I start anticipating bedtime around 11 in the morning!). It seems like all that my husband has to do to get my three oldest to bounce off the walls is to walk in the door. The newborn isn’t jumping around yet, but I have full confidence in my husband’s many talents; by the time she’s six months, I’m sure she’ll act … Continue reading →

How to Tell You’re A Mormon Mom

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Everyone wants to be a Mormon mom, even if they never admit it. Right? Well, that’s what we tell ourselves. (Suddenly, Goldie Hawn’s line in “Overboard” is running through my head: “Everyone wants to be me!”) Well, Mother’s Day is coming up soon. Here are the top ten ways to tell that you are a real, live LDS mother (you know, as opposed to those fake Mormon Moms walking around out there). 1. You can do amazing and even healthy things with lime jello. 2. You haven’t been able to fast since before your first child was born, due to … Continue reading →

Too Many Kiddos!

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(This is my attempt to write a little humor without the list format. The fact that I am providing an intro to clarify that is, of course, a bad sign. Still, I want to make sure no one thinks I am just ranting like a crazy person. I am crazy, I’m just not ranting. Much.) Why is it that wherever I go, people think I have too many kids? I only have four – and the fourth is only a recent addition, so most of my experience comes from three – but from the way people point, gawk, and stare, … Continue reading →

Top 10 Ways to Tell Your LDS Husband Doesn’t Get Being Pregnant

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Maybe it is because I’m nine months pregnant, but I am currently very aware that no man will ever quite understand what it means to be pregnant. Oh, they can be sympathetic, supportive, and uplifting, but even the most ideal husband can’t relate to the various physical “joys” that come with carrying a child. Here are some great signs that even your fantastically spiritual Latter-day Saint husband just doesn’t understand. 1. In your last trimester, when you feel too exhausted to move, he asks you to substitute for several weeks as a Primary or Sunday school teacher. 2. He doesn’t … Continue reading →

Powerful Tips for Powerful Teachers – C.S. Bezas

When I picked up this LDS-themed nonfiction book, my eye fell on the cover endorsement: “C.S. Bezas is like the Mr. Rogers of Sunday School – everything she says makes us feel good!” I wasn’t too sure what to think about that — would I be reading page after page of Daniel and Henrietta conversing (meow, meow meow meow meow) and Lady Aberlaine’s saccharine simpering? I’m not a Mr. Rogers fan. What I got instead was a fantastic book. Geared toward teachers of today’s youth in the seminary, Young Men’s and Young Women’s organizations, I found that it addressed issues … Continue reading →

Ten Ways to Know You’ll Never Be Relief Society President

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It’s March, the month of the Relief Society birthday! We’re examining the history of several Relief Society presidents. You don’t have to be called to the position to know that this is a time and energy-intensive calling, even on a branch or ward level. Hats off to all of our sisters who serve so diligently and with so much love! Still, there are some callings that you just know you won’t be suitable. Here are ten ways that you can know the Bishop will never call you as the Relief Society President. 1. You take a cup of coffee with … Continue reading →

Top 8 Ways To Tell Your Kids Don’t “Get” The Gospel

Last week, we discussed how you can tell that your kids are actually absorbing gospel principles, even if you didn’t necessarily want to see those signs. This week, I’d like to give you a few clues on how to tell when your kids are listening to their MP3 player during church and family home evening; in short, when they just aren’t absorbing the gospel principles. 8. When you tell your daughter it’s time to leave for church so you can hear General Conference, she tells her friend she has to go, it’s time for her to take a nap. 7. … Continue reading →

Top 10 Ways You Know Your Kids Are Learning the Gospel

We try and try to teach our kids about the gospel of Christ, but we never really know if they hear us. We dream about them coming to us at the age of thirty, having served a mission and been sealed in the temple, and telling us that they were listening every single time. But in the here and now, we have very little ways of knowing if our teachings are actually absorbed. And then there are the times we wish they hadn’t. Here are ten ways you know that your kids really are listening to the gospel lessons you … Continue reading →