Mothering

How can the Supply Chain Problems Help you be more Present? – Episode 3:2

This holiday season of 2021 with supply chain issues going on, it is a great year to really focus on presence instead of presents. Maybe instead of buying a gift for someone, you buy an experience. Ski passes for the family. A waffle maker with a years supply of pumpkin waffle mix from Trader Joes […]

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Miracle Sofa Story Demonstrates 1/24/50/24/1 – Episode 2:9

My friend and co-author Heather is living in Jerusalem. I love hearing about her adventures with her family there. She recently shared an experience about how they miraculously got a sofa and then sadly lost the sofa and then miraculously got it back again! It was such a great example of 1/24/50/24/1 that I had

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#60 How a Kitchen Faucet Taught Me that Loving Myself was More Powerful than Loving My Son

Devon is living at home for awhile. He does not enjoy the automatic faucet in the kitchen. I got it for my birthday and I love it. So the frustration of him messing it up (by turning it off and on with the handle) has been a challenge. I thought I needed to love him

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armor of god class

48. How to Actually Ground and Shield Daily – Covering Yourself Head to Toe with the Powerful Armor of God

You know about the Armor of God in Ephesians 6:10-19. be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against

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43. impromptu lesson on Sunday leads to a beautiful realization

(this is a repost of a blog post I wrote in August 2014) I love being in the Relief Society Presidency of our ward. The best part?  Not being the President!!  😉 I am responsible for the Sunday meetings. I make sure the teachers have the help and support they need.  On rare occasions it means

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40. how in the world was my son accidently stabbed by santa?

In the Finding Joy in the Journey podcast episode 37 “the most powerful thought you can use to stay calm while parenting” I shared the thought “it’s age appropriate” I also shared a story about how Devon got stabbed by Santa before Christmas. I sort of mentioned it by accident, because I quickly realized while

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