Monthly Archives: August 2015

On Day 2 of our trip to Nauvoo, we enjoyed visiting with our Colorado cousins in the morning. My sweet sister-in-law took the trouble to round up air mattresses for all of the kids to sleep on in her downstairs … Continue reading →

We started Day 3 of our trip to Nauvoo by going to the LDS Church Winter Quarters Visitors’ Center. It’s next to the Winter Quarters temple, pictured above.  Grammi, who was traveling with us, was a missionary here over 14 … Continue reading →

I am blogging about our trip to Nauvoo, Illinois before I forget all about it. I wrote in my journal every day during the trip but I was too tired every night to write down all the details. Last night … Continue reading →

We as a family of 10 (7 kids, 2 parents, 1 grandma) got back late last Saturday night from our trip to Nauvoo. I can’t describe the happiness I feel from taking this road trip. It was a dream and … Continue reading →

Here’s another installment from my new novel, Dates with God. Sorry it’s a day late. I’ve got a lot on my plate! In today’s excerpt, Kate consciously chooses to avoid shaming her daughter and discovers how she masks feelings of … Continue reading →

Just in case you feel somewhat blue about a new school year starting, and want to inject some mama bear chemistry inside you to remind yourself of why you homeschool, I present these videos. I remember hearing about this story, … Continue reading →

Since it’s back-to-school time, I am posting a bunch of videos about education. See my post here for a TV special made in the 80s about why it’s important not to trust government with educating our children. This post showcases the … Continue reading →

Here’s the next installment from my new novel, Dates with God. This is  Chapter 3: Part 2, Jill’s Letter #3, in which Jill loses a battle because of Pinterest, and then gets interrupted when she writes about it. Jill’s Week … Continue reading →

While we are at Nauvoo last week we visited the Land and Records office so both my husband and I could find the actual pieces of land where our ancestors lived in Nauvoo. I noticed that much of the database … Continue reading →

It’s a new week and time for a new chapter in my new novel, Dates with God. If you haven’t been reading Chapters 1 and 2, click on the “blog” tab above and then scroll to the earliest blog post … Continue reading →