by Tracy Polyak | Dec 22, 2011 | for Spirit
This morning, as we were getting ready to leave the house, 3-year-old Cricket was paging through the December Ensign. When he happened upon a picture depicting the crucifixion, he exclaimed, “Who did that to Jesus!” clearly horrified. I raced through the...
by Tracy Polyak | Dec 18, 2011 | for Body, for Love
Five years ago, I had a miscarriage. I knew that I was at risk for a miscarriage even before I was pregnant, so I thought I was prepared. I didn't tell anyone I was pregnant, because I couldn't bear the thought of having to update everyone on my status if I had a...
by Tracy Polyak | Dec 4, 2011 | for Fun, for Good
I recently introduced Grasshopper, age 6, to a favorite Christmas video from my childhood, A Charlie Brown Christmas. In that video, a depressed Charlie Brown is given the assignment to obtain and decorate a Christmas tree for the children's Christmas play. But the...
by Tracy Polyak | Nov 23, 2011 | for Mind, for Spirit
I was excited when Grasshopper wanted to learn to crochet, since I also learned when I was 6 years old. I taught her how to make a chain, and she decided she would make a red chain to give to her grandmother for her Christmas tree. She worked on it for about a minute,...
by Tracy Polyak | Nov 10, 2011 | for Fun, for Spirit
I always feel a little irked when Christmas is mentioned before Thanksgiving. But I wanted to share a fun Family Home Evening series that we do for Christmas in time for others who might want to do something similar. When my oldest was a baby, I decided that I wanted...
