by M. Linford | Jan 22, 2009 | for Love, for Spirit
Recent discussions here about the problem of abortion and of how we might be able to help curb such trends in our society reminded me of something that happened a few years ago. I thought I would share it here. My husband once had a discussion with a friend (I'll call...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 21, 2009 | for Fun
A few years ago one of our boys asked for the Fisher-Price Geotrax Rail and Road System Grand Central Station for Christmas. Although we'd never heard of it, we looked into it. We liked what we saw. GeoTrax is a battery-powered, remote-controlled railroad train...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 19, 2009 | for Good
People are flawed and so I'm not much for hero worship. When even Christmas is watered down to be more about buying out the Walmart toy aisle than it is about Christ, it seems to smack of political correctness to choose Martin Luther King, Jr., as the only human on...
by Angie Gardner | Jan 11, 2009 | for Mind, for Spirit
Come, Let Us Anew (Hymn 217; text by Charles Wesley) Come, let us anew, our journey pursue,Roll round with the year and never stand still till the Master appear.His adorable will let us gladly fulfill,and our talents improve by the patience of hope and the labor of...
by Guest Author | Jan 6, 2009 | for Good
Scenario:Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack. 1958: Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack. 2008: School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack...
by Ray DeGraw | Jan 5, 2009 | for Spirit
Years ago, when I was serving as the Ward Mission Leader, it struck me one day that there are members who say the most important thing they can do to share the Gospel is to be a good example. I believe these people are missing something—a fundamental understanding of...
by Michelle DeGraw | Dec 30, 2008 | for Spirit
One of the things I love about this time of year is our traditions on Christmas Eve. We start with the nativity story, reading from the scriptures and using vibrantly colorful felt figures that the younger kids help put up on a flannel board. We have short discussions...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 24, 2008 | for Fun, Yea Big
[On Christmas Eve, Samuel and Monica stood in the living room, surveying the tree and surroundings.] Sam: It looks like we overdid it on Christmas again this year. Monica (11): I think we'll manage.
by M. Linford | Dec 18, 2008 | for Love
Once in a while, you read something that sticks, that changes your view on things, that changes your life. I wanted to write about one of those things for me. It's been nearly nine years since I read this little comment, a comment that was buried in a rather long...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 16, 2008 | for Fun, Yea Big
[While the rest of the family took our traditional trek to Salt Lake to attend the special Music and the Spoken Word with the Christmas mini-concert last Sunday, Caleb and I had a few hours of rare one-on-one time. This began with a special breakfast complete with a...
