Posted in Yea Big on Apr 20th, 2008 Discussion »
Caleb (4): Mom, if I was really magical I could turn everything in the world to Legos. See?
[Points stick at family room.]
Caleb: Pfffffffft. See? It’s not magic. It didn’t turn all Lego-y.
Posted in Character, Of Good Report on Apr 17th, 2008 Discussion »
Have you received the email directing you to the YouTube clip that claims Oprah is anti-Christ?
If so, you have been exposed to a digital put-down; an example of the newest form of internet bullying. This modern outlet for malice has sparked efforts to criminalize—or at the very least, censor—internet character assassination.
Posted in Becoming on Apr 14th, 2008 Discussion »
As I’ve said previously, my mind wanders to and fro trying to understand everything a little better as I go about my daily life. What grounds me, however, are my experiences - things that are so vivid and unexplainable that I simply can’t let my mind move me away from them. When you have experienced […]
Posted in Becoming on Apr 4th, 2008 Discussion »
(This is the post I promised Alison I would write. How does it relate to “Becoming”? I believe we need to take responsibility for understanding and choosing what we say and do - not allowing others to make those decisions for us.)
The Bible provides the following admonitions regarding swearing:
“Thou shalt […]
Posted in Yea Big on Apr 3rd, 2008 Discussion »
Caleb (4): Mom, do you know when you get married?
Mom: When?
Caleb: When you get a bow tie. That’s when you get married.
Posted in Book Club on Apr 1st, 2008 Discussion »
All Moms Go to Heaven
By Dean Hughes
In All Moms Go to Heaven, well-known LDS writer Dean Hughes describes the summer he spent taking care of the kids while his wife, Kathy, worked on her master’s degree. After a few weeks of drying tears (sometimes his own), changing diapers, and watching Sesame Street, Dean came to […]
Posted in Homeward Bound on Mar 31st, 2008 Discussion »
I have wondered a little about posting such a personal article on a public blog, but I have decided that there are good reasons to do so. First, of course, is feeling that MM is an online family. There are differences of opinion, but we respect and admire each other. That makes it a safe […]
Posted in Becoming on Mar 24th, 2008 Discussion »
Easter Sunday is the ultimate celebration of life - the glorious victory over death and Hell - the rising from the tomb and ushering in of unimaginable joy. I love speaking in church on Easter - having the opportunity to highlight the life, death and resurrection of our Savior and Redeemer, since the spirit is […]
Posted in Feast Upon the Word on Mar 23rd, 2008 Discussion »
I’m remembering a conversation I had with a friend of mine last year.
She shared with me the joy of her new marriage and how the Lord had brought her and her husband together. After a painfully difficult, but necessary, divorce, she had thought she would not be able to open her heart again. But the […]
Posted in Marriage, We Are All Mothers on Mar 18th, 2008 Discussion »
A thread was recently resurrected in the forum from last summer. You can read the original post here. The sister in question wanted to know about temple marriage and marrying a less active member. I have written before that I got married when I was 30. I had to deal with a lot of frogs […]
