This week on February 2, my husband and I will celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary. February is a busy month for us. Our anniversary starts it off. Then we have my brother-in-law’s birthday, Valentine’s Day, my mom’s birthday. Then my husband’s birthday finishes the month off. So, there’s lots of love and relationship stuff going […]
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Month: January 2017
Best To-Do List Format I’ve Found
Last week, I shared the basic process of organizing and goal-setting from First Things First and mentioned my one-sheet week-at-a-glance way of keeping things straight. I combined ideas from Getting Things Done with my own and came up with a to-do list format that really works for me. It includes six columns: 2-minute, Short-term, Longer-term, Calendar, […]
5 Ways to Get Veggies Into Your Kids
Happy New Year! I’m right in the middle of Sarah Klein’s 30-Day Health Challenge and, knowing that improving health is a common focus this time of year, I decided to share 5 easy ways that I personally get more veggies into my family on a regular basis. First, though, let me make one thing clear. […]
How to Put First Things First
Book Review: First Things First by Stephen R. Covey Time management. Think about the concept. How does it make you feel? Confined or free? Stuck or supported? Rebellious or relaxed? Stressed or self-confident? We each have beliefs about time and time management. Some of us like to be very organized and planned and that creates […]
Quick Dinner Recipe!
Happy Martin Luther King Day for all you who live in the U.S. In case you missed it, last week’s post includes seven quotes from Mr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for you to share with your families during FHE or along with your daily family scripture study. Quick Dinner Recipe I asked a friend what […]
Centering Your Life on the Savior
Book Review: The Divine Center You know that President Benson quote “Men and women who turn their lives over to God find that He can make a lot more out of their lives than they can”? Have you ever wondered how to do that on a day-to-day basis? I recently finished reading a book that […]
7 Quotes by Martin Luther King
In honor of Martin Luther King Day next Monday, I’ve collected seven quotes for you to share during family home evening, or, if you prefer, you can read one quote per day as you follow along with the scriptures for Martin Luther King Day in FHEasy. I’m giving them out a week early to remind […]
How do you put God first?
You may be familiar with the following quotes by President Ezra Taft Benson, which are totally inspiring, yet lack a crucial bit of information: HOW??? When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives. Our love of the Lord will govern the claims for our […]
Quick FHE Idea for New Year’s
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Let’s make 2017 the year that FHE becomes FHEasy! My goal is to support as many families as I can to make the wonderful traditions of family home evening and scripture study smooth, fun, and effective. There’s so much beauty in having your family close and happy, and there’s great peace of […]