Category Archives: Family

My family. Anything and everything about us.

The entire world flips upside down

Categories: Family, Gospel, Musings, Work

Apparently women are now in control of this nation … This shift is changing every aspect of our culture, including our most intimate relationships within the family. Keep reading

My funeral

Categories: Family, Featured, Life, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

I’ve expressed a few firm opinions about a few things [related to my funeral] … Because Brett says when I’m dead I don’t get a say in anything, I thought I’d share my opinions with the internet and see if you can’t hold him to a few of them. Keep reading

Personal Progress Projects

Categories: Education, Family, Gospel, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

Selecting what projects I was going to do has also been fun. Personal Progress should not be something big and extra outside of your normal life. It should be part of what you are already doing. … Proposing my dissertation, finishing quilts, organizing closets, compiling family records. Keep reading

The importance of fathers

Categories: Family, Gospel, Life, Relationships

In the course of my studies I have seen a lot of research on the importance and value of a mother. But fathers are important too. … “Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity.” Keep reading

From the Dennis Observatory

Categories: Family, Happy Things, Science & Tech

Today we’re back at the Dennis Observatory and Solar Laundry Service (95 degrees with a 12 mph wind dries your clothes really fast). This time watching the Venus Transit with a bit more sophisticated technology… Keep reading

Bashing the bashers

Categories: Family, Relationships, Venting

Marriages have rough spots. But those should be worked out within the marriage, not at a gab session over scones and hot chocolate, real or virtual. Keep reading

A Mother

Categories: Family, Gospel

Interestingly, not a single person specifically listed children as a necessity for motherhood. The qualities these mothers listed are qualities all of us can strive to develop, no matter where we find ourselves in life. Keep reading