How to Bring your Child on Vacation, by Leaving them Home
Do you every get time alone with your husband? Like really? A vacation away from home to where you can reconnect and focus on each other? Being a mom to 5 boys….it is crazy beautiful….but can me all consuming. My husband always says, “If we have this many kids, I get you to myself, on […]
Putting the FUN back into Family Vacations
The other day my sister asked her two kids where they wanted to go on vacation as a family next summer. She held her breath as she mentally imagined her bank account quickly draining into the dismal Disneyland abyss. However, without hesitation, they quickly responded with, “Camping!” Wait … what? No, they didn’t want to […]
FHE – A Lesson on Finding Peace in Your Home
I am starting to create Family Home Evenings that families can pull up each week and have little preparation in providing a meaningful night. In my church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Family Home Evening is one night that our leaders have asked us to spend with our families. It is […]
5 Ways to Teach Money Smarts to your Kid
Do you have money smarts and are you teaching the art of money smarts to your kids? If there was a list of things that cause heartbreak and stress in life, money would be at the top of that list. Money is one of those necessary evils that everyone needs in order to survive. If […]
The Mental Wall I Broke Down that Strengthened our Marriage
We always say, “I wish my child came with a instruction manual!” RIGHT? So many things would be so much easier if this really happened. However, I am finding myself saying this a lot with marriage. If only I knew the do’s and don’ts right off, instead of having to learn by trial and error. […]
How Much Salt is Needed to Float in Water?
My family and I spent the weekend exploring Antelope Island out in the Great Salt Lake. We had a fabulous, refreshing time (To read our full experience click here). Our trip brought us home $30 poorer and a new science experiment to try. As we walked around the beaches of the Great Salt Lake, we […]