Monthly Archives: December 2013

Maurice W. Harker, LPC Director of Life Changing Services Is holding a 4 hour training session   Saturday, 25 January, 2014 8:00am   He will be teaching the core principles behind his cutting edge approach to    Breaking the Chains … Continue reading →

Is it time to develop a strong habit of a daily family devotional? Learn how to do it in the video above with Diann Jeppson!

Yikes, I can’t believe that my own flesh-and-blood nephew is old enough to get married! I graduated from BYU the same day as his dad, and his mom was very pregnant with nephew on that day. Then a month later, … Continue reading →

Ramblings from Christmas this year: we enjoyed my daughter’s last ballet recital before she goes to college. I liked the music for her two numbers. Fortunately, it wasn’t “Radioactive,” which was the music for another class’s number. It was weird … Continue reading →

What’s a parent to do when asked about Santa Claus by a child?   I don’t believe in lying. I also want to encourage a belief in goodness and delight in unseen, unknown forces that work together for our good. … Continue reading →

I have this “eggnog” as a smoothie for breakfast every morning and love it! It is high fat, low carb. It’s satisfying and nourishing! On really cold mornings I warm it up on the lowest setting on my stove for … Continue reading →

What can you do to put Christ into your Christmas? What can you do to soften your heart and make room for something that God has been nudging you to do? MERRY CHRISTMAS!

What do you do with a loved one who has an addiction? How do you help a son who is addicted to not doing his homework? How do you prepare a daughter going off to college so that she doesn’t … Continue reading →

I heard about this story in the 2011 Christmas Devotional from the prophet Pres. Monson. It is a beautiful story about overcoming selfishness.  You can listen to it here. It’s part of a collection of short stories on that page, scroll … Continue reading →

I’ve been wishing for a cute picture book that told the story of the famous letter that Virginia O’Hanlon got from the editor of the New York Sun back in 1897, telling her that, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa … Continue reading →