Helen of Troy – We Go Way Back

Helen of Troy (Photo Credit: Wikipedia) Earlier this year I was visiting with my 87 year old father. Over dinner one night he was trying explain to me how he had been working on our family history. Now, if anyone knows my dad, family history has been a focus of his...

A Time and Season for Family History

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 Before I had children, I spent a lot of time working on my family history. I also served for many years in the Family History Center (now called FamilySearch Center) and...

Alert: Stay at Home Moms Do Not Work

I wish someone had clued me in 25 years ago! All this time I should have been sipping cocoa and watching reality TV! Hilary Rosen, who has visited the Obama White House some 35 times (General Petraeus has visited nine times) and is a top democratic strategist, doesn't...

Raising Someone Else’s Children

I'm one of those old fashioned people. I believe in raising your own kids. Now, I don't care if it's the mom or the dad…or some kind of mixture of the two. Do what works for your family. But if you can't admit that having someone else—no matter how...

Baby Shower Gifts

Guest Post by Shelly Garcia My dear friend, Krista, and her husband, Phil, are expecting their first child in September. After trying many times, shedding many tears of a “negative” pregnancy test, they are finally going to become parents. They are going...