I have always had a really difficult time sticking to my goals and creating new habits. It's frustrating to me, but I recently discovered the reason …
Goals
Help Your Kids Make Their Own Vision Boards
I absolutely love setting goals for the new year. It's a time that's full of self-reflection and optimism for me. Even though I have plenty of …
How to Throw a Summer Kickoff Party for Your Kids
Start summer vacation off right! Give your kids a summer kickoff party that includes goal setting and summer planning. Every year we do a …
One Word 2014: Peace
As many people do, I like to choose one word for each year instead of making a whole list of resolutions that I am unlikely to keep past January 23. …
Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
After three weeks of my children being in school, it's clear that my willpower has been depleted. I know this because I have forgotten about some …
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Becoming a Joyful Mother of Children
Me and my popsicle-faced girls: Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago While we were in Chicago, we stayed at a hotel that was a considerable distance from …
Embracing change
When our ward split in November, the Stake President stood at the pulpit and quoted some quote about how nobody likes change (which is when I leaned …
Establishing a house of order
I thought long and hard about what my theme for 2009 should be. I mentioned before that the thought had crossed my mind to choose a scripture, so most …
Ceasing
Last week for Family Home Evening we wanted to do a lesson about several things that have been problematic in our home the last few weeks. Namely, …