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Today has been a discouraging day with my younger children. I want to remember that there is hope and the hope comes from Jesus! That’s the message the Duggars share in the above video for parents on how to discipline. Enjoy!
I love teaching my Mothers Who Know class. I feel overwhelmed with gratitude and joy to have this knowledge content in my life. I am able to sleep much better, fight much less with family members, and help other people to do the same. My scripture reading is much more purposeful. My journal writing has total direction and goes deep enough to change my sinful behaviors. I have seen my daughter,who took the class, recover from anxiety to the point that she can be self-governing enough that she went off to college a few weeks ago. All of these blessings have come from the class!
Here is one of the latest endorsements from the class that I received:
“This class has been an incredible experience for me, my family, and even for those close to me that did not take the class! I can’t stop talking about it, and I am sharing with anyone who will listen. If you’ve ever felt like me – stuck in a rut and frustrated with repeated failures at conquering happiness-destroying behaviors – then this course is a must. In two months, with the support of my family, Celestia, the other women in the class, and my Heavenly Father I have been taught how to recognize the reasons for my repeated failures at self improvement, but more importantly I have regained HOPE that I can overcome every struggle, obstacle, weakness or sin that I face. My anger had been affecting my family for years. I had fasted, prayed, … I read self-help books, parenting how-tos and conference addresses. I made improvements, but still battled with my angry thoughts and actions. This class has taught me some important truths about sin, the adversary and the power of the atonement to overcome every misbehavior. It also solidified my resolve to keep meaningful rituals at highest priority in my life so that I was prepared and alert for the earliest signs of temptation. I learned how to prepare for and prophesy about my next battle. This knowledge is a game changer for me in my life and I am finally at peace with myself, knowing I am doing everything I can to move forward in becoming the woman I was sent here to become. “- mom of 4, Colorado
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Maurice’s article on marriage (see below) has become quite popular among Maurice’s readers and clients. On Monday the 20th, he will be focusing the topic of our “Mid-day on Monday” conference call on this topic and other marital issues.
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Stabilizing a Relationship
My daughter is home from college for the three-day weekend. It has been so much fun to have her home! She’s only been gone for two weeks, so it’s hardly like she’s been gone. We’ve missed her, but even when she was home, she was home half the time because of all of her activities. I am happy that she is learning and growing at college, and I am also happy that she came home for the weekend. The day before she came home, she told me over the phone that she bought all this new makeup from the Dressing Your Truth online shop, and that her new glasses had arrived as well. She was wondering if the frames went with her energy of Type 4, because she said they made her feel angry. The energy of Type 4 is peaceful and still. So I started wondering what these frames were like. They must be harsh and angular. I have seen a lot of glasses that look attractive at first glance but then when I put them on they make me look totally ugly. I wondered if this is what happened to my daughter. She ordered the frames online and my dh and I were skeptical that they would work out. I kept thinking of Mrs. Potatohead giving the “angry eyes” to Mr. Potatohead in Toy Story. Were these new glasses giving her “angry eyes”?
So I guess my subconscious really got worried about all of her new fashions in harmony with her energy. I had this horrible dream that she took her Carol Tuttle Dressing Your Truth energy Type 4 thing too far. For the past month or so, she has been telling me that Type 4s, like her, look really good in black. So she has been getting black pants, black and white shirts, black leggings, and shiny black power heels. In my dream, er, nightmare, she came home from college with her beautiful face covered with this ghastly blackish, greenish, makeup foundation all over her face. She thought it was soooo lovely. She has cousins with black skin, but their skin is a lovely chocolate color. This black color was totally eerily unearthly because of the greenish, ghoulish tint. The nightmare seemed so real. I kept wondering why her roommates hadn’t gently helped her seen the light that it was ugly. Especially the line of demarcation of makeup between her neck and her jawline. She wouldn’t even hug me because she thought the makeup would rub off on me.
Imagine my relief when she arrived home, without the ghastly black foundation. She looked a lot more grown-up with her new makeup and her high-fashion eyewear. This is such a big change! She went for years wearing no makeup, even though I said she could start wearing mascara when she was 14, and the works after she turned 16. She has gone from being au naturel to wearing bright red and bright pink lipstick now, mascara, and eyebrow pencil. Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly are now her fashion icons, as she tells me that they were both Type 4s and that Type 4s are usually classic beauties. I am still wondering about this. So are all “classic beauties” Type 4? And just what is a “classic beauty”?
I do like this news about Type 4, as I have always liked the looks of Audrey and Grace. She keeps telling me that I am not a Type 2, like I claim, but a Type 4, and possibly a secondary Type 1. I will take both of those as a compliment. I have had Type envy for a while, wanting to be a Type 1. I heard Carol Tuttle speak at the Moms’ Retreat last summer. I heard her speak and decided I was Type 2/4. But I want to be Type 1. I’ve always loved the bounciness, cuteness, and colors of Type 1. It’s definitely not my primary type though. I am gradually reconciling to perhaps being a Type 4. Compared to my mom, who is strictly Type 2, I am definitely Type 4.
I am also pleased that she’s getting into makeup because she went for a few years saying she wanted to be naturally pure, and therefore, makeup free. Of course I am biased as her mother because I’ve always felt she is beautiful and that she would look even more beautiful with some makeup to enhance it.
Well, to totally change the topic to something spiritual since it is the Sabbath, I posted the above video because it is of a General Conference talk that I have always loved by Pres. Henry B. Eyring. In the address he says that he has a habit of asking himself every day in the evening before he goes to bed, “How have I seen the hand of God reaching out to me today?” Then he writes the answer down. He does this not so much for himself but for his posterity. When I first heard him say this, I felt a quickening in my heart, a spiritual witness that this was something God wanted me to do and I would do it someday. And now I am. It’s a lot easier to do it now that I don’t have any babies under the age of 4 and bedtime is a lot more predictable. After the little kids are read aloud to and tucked in, I get out my Girl Power journal that I learned to keep from the Eternal Warriors/Mothers Who Know class, and I ask myself that question before I go to sleep.
So I want to share how God reached out to me yesterday. I started teaching a class on heroes of the World Wars two weeks ago to some homeschooled kids at our Commonwealth School, ages 13 to 16. Years ago I read the two books on the World Wars by Richard Maybury and that was an eye opener. These books taught me that the wars weren’t as glorious as Hollywood and public schools make them out to be. The Founding Fathers would not have approved of them. In this class we are reading these books. The kids are supposed to interview three World War II vets and create a video or paper about the interviews. They are supposed to also keep a hero journal of heroes from the war. I want them to dig deep and find the unsung heroes we don’t usually hear about.
So I’ve been wondering who I can teach them about. I don’t want to glorify war. I’ve also been wondering who to bring to class. I want to bring a guest speaker, someone who lived through the war as an adult. They are pretty rare these days. We had a vet in our neighborhood who was actually at Pearl Harbor when it was bombed, but he passed away a few years ago. I bear witness that God knew these desires of my heart, and he reached out to me through two different people yesterday at the Utah Eagle Forum conference. I saw my husband’s cousin there, Cousin Larry, a fellow pursuer of liberty. We exchanged greetings, then I went to work to set up my table for the vendor fair. Then Cousin Larry introduced me to a distinguished looking man. When he told me the name I said to this new man, “Oh, did you write an article about Pearl Harbor?”
“Yes,” he said.
“Wow,” I said. “I’ve seen your name! You are famous! I found your article online three days ago when I was doing research for my class I teach a group of homeschooled youth on the world wars. We had a pleasant, highly informative conversation. He is a wealth of knowledge about history and politics. His father is a WW2 vet, who flew 26 combat missions. He won the Distinguished Flying Service. Yet the father does not glorify war and feels some regrets about happened with the war. This man who told me all of this was the perfect person I could talk to! I invited him to come speak to my group about his father and he accepted. I am so excited! I know that God wanted me to meet him and worked through Cousin Larry to bring me to this man so he could teach my class this wealth of truth.
One more way God reached out to me: I have been wanting some new skirts. I’ve been in a rut wearing my denim skirt all the time. I wanted some skirts that would be neutral to go with lots of my tops. The skirts had to be neutral and fit my curvy body. I went to D.I. Friday and yesterday on a date with dh and found two khaki skirts that look great on my curvy, ample body! Plus a green polka dot that is very Type 1 but I just had to get it. It is so cute! As I was writing about this in my letter to God last night, acknowledging him reaching out to me, I felt a strong, warm, sense of His love for me. I know He is there and he watches over us, and occasionally grants us our hidden desires, without our even asking Him.
A few nights ago our Commonwealth School had our January Awards Night. This is where we honor the kids who did all of the scholar requirements in the scholar project classes. I taught the class about the War for Southern Independence. Five out of the nine kids earned their swords and kepis, the typical award for that class. My 12 year old son earned his tricornered hat for the class on the Constitution. He is a driven kid! I love seeing him study hard!
The above video shows some of the fun times from our family-based school. This is the first year we’ve added kids under 12. My friends Aneladee Milne and Katie Hansen are writing the curriculum for the core and love of learning classes. It’s really exciting to watch it unfold!
Stan Ellsworth is coming to the Utah Eagle Forum Conference this Saturday Jan. 18 in Salt Lake City. Go here to learn more and register!
Here are the other people who will be there:
and many more!
I hope to see you there! Learn more about the unconstitutional activities going on so you can fight back!
Have you heard about this movie? It’s a new one about missionaries involved in a comedic mix-up. I am watching it today. I’ll see what it’s like and report later. Stay tuned!
Lately I have been thinking more about having another baby. I know God is calling me to have another one, but I have had all these complicating factors that make me wonder how it will happen. Not the least of which is a memory of my painful natural childbirths that I’ve already had. I will definitely be trying this next time!
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