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5 Things to Remember When Raising a Strong Willed Child

Motherhood

I have a few children that might be considered “difficult,” or “strong-willed,” but I like to think of them as “spirited,” because I am absolutely convinced that their spunk was ingrained into their spirits when they were born onto this good earth. It may be genetic, but I am pretty sure that I was the easiest child to ever walk this planet; just…
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My Christmas Gift For You

Faith

Christmas is coming…are you ready? I am not. I am struggling a bit to decide what to give a couple of the kids on my list. I will figure it out…eventually…hopefully before Christmas. In the meantime, I do know what I want to give all of you, my dear readers and friends. To start off, I want to give you my…
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Lazy Elf

Isabelle, the Lazy Elf

Family Life· Humor

Meet Isabelle. She comes around our house at Christmas time, but she is not a very good elf. When she came to us, we were under the impression that she would move to a new spot in the house every night so that she could report our antics to Santa. It turns out that she is kind of a naughty elf….
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Be a Light – Phoenix Temple Cultural Celebration

Faith

A couple of weeks ago, there was a big event here in Phoenix. 4300 youth between the ages of 12 and 18 gathered together to celebrate the dedication of the new Phoenix LDS temple through song and dance. (I talk more about the new temple in this post.) We have waited six and a half years for this temple, and these youth…
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The Power of Music

Faith

In a round about sort of way, Jordan ended up playing a musical number yesterday at a funeral for a woman whom we did not know. It was a last-minute request, and he only had about 40 minutes to come up with the arrangement that they wanted – Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, combined with All Creatures of Our God and King….
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Fatherhood Matters

Family Life

Did you realize that: (Visit fatherhood.org for more statistics) One in three kids living without their father…that sounds like a crisis to me – a large piece of the bigger breakdown of the family that I talk about here. Did you realize that a child’s relationship with their father can impact all other relationships in their life, now and in…
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