Need a little lift this Mother’s Day? Want to give mom a great gift but you have no budget? LDS Living is offering this wonderful ebook full of the best articles on Motherhood from LDS Living. And the best part? It’s absolutely free until Mother’s Day. With a great selection of articles ranging from humor… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Sisterhood
Eliza—The Life and Faith of Eliza R. Snow
Eliza R. Snow is one of the most prominent women in LDS history. Most of us have grown up singing hymns penned by this talented poetess and hearing stories of her life and faith. But for all the stories I have heard, I did not feel that I really knew her until I read this… Continue Reading
Regrets
President Uchtdorf’s recent General Conference talk on regrets brought to mind the memory of a dear cousin that committed suicide several years ago. We lived next door to each other growing up. We played dolls, had ice cream parties in the back yard, read the same books, and had sleep-overs. As we grew up, our… Continue Reading
The Best Phone Call I Ever Got
“Thank you for being so mean.” That’s how it started out. The best phone call I ever got. When my oldest daughter was in her last year of college, she called home one day. It went like this: Daughter: Thanks, Mom, for being so mean and making us do all those chores. Now I understand… Continue Reading
Back to School: Quiet Time
It’s quiet here. No TV, no computer games, no one rummaging through the refrigerator. It’s almost too quiet. Even the critters are quiet this morning. It’s almost as if they know something has changed. It has. It’s the first day of school. No more sleeping late, no more lazy breakfasts, no more lying around all… Continue Reading
Lessons my Father Taught Me
“It doesn’t matter who my father was, it matters who I remember he was.” –Anne Sexton Another Father’s Day, and another opportunity for me to reflect on the lessons I learned from my father. Father’s Day is a bittersweet day for me. My children have the most wonderful father in the world. He adores them… Continue Reading
A trip to Nunn for Family and Fun
This month is Aunt D’s birthday (she tells us she’s on her third go-round of her 30s) so we took the kids and trekked up to Nunn for a visit and dinner at the Golden Corral in Greeley. It’s become a family tradition that we always take her to eat at the Golden Corral in… Continue Reading
Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I can make my home more of a haven for my family. I want it to be a place apart from the world. You know—in the world, but not of the world. It’s a thought that’s been running through my head for a long time, not only… Continue Reading
Views of Motherhood
Sunday is Mother’s Day. In the past, we’ve shared various essays and thoughts from different Mollies on the ups and downs on Mother’s Day. For some it is a hard day they’d rather skip and for some it is a wonderful day of joy, celebration and reflection. And for others still it falls somewhere in… Continue Reading
Every Mother is a Working Mother
Unless you live under a rock, you have undoubtedly heard by now that political strategist Hilary Rosen has not only put her foot in her mouth, but possibly her entire leg as well. In an interview on CNN Wednesday night she said that Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, had “never worked… Continue Reading