Tell Me the Stories

Another new venture for my little ol' self!  And I am pretty excited about it.  For the last little while, I have been making teaching aids to help in our lessons around Scripture stories.  Cameron loves to have something to hold while we learn, and these little aids have been a great help to me.  Recently, I've had a few friends encourage me to sell these as PDF files for other moms to use in their homes; thus the beginning of "Tell me the Stories".

Go and check out my Etsy shop and like my Facebook page.  Share me with your playgroups and neighbors and friends.  I might just have something that will help you in your endeavor to teach your children the stories of Jesus.

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Deuteronomy 11:19
And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sit test in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou list down, and when thou risest up.


President Boyd K Packer - Feb 2000 Ensign
"It is consummately important to teach the gospel and life's lessons to children and youth.  The Lord places the first responsibility upon parents and warns them:

"Inasmuch as parent have children in Zion, ... that teach them not to understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by th elaying on of hands, when eight years old, the sin be upon the heads of the parents." (Doctrine & Covenants 68:25)

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I am beeeee-hind in my blogging. I know this.  I have no excuse other than when I have the time, I don't have the creative juices or the energy to post. But - I have a moment now and am willing myself to get this down.  Mostly, because I miss my blog being updated. Tragic.

Several weeks ago, I enjoyed the joyous Lauren-Kaylinn weekend.  We have been able to get together a few times each year since our college days and I just love it.  She has a way to just rejuvenate my soul. We eat junk and watch rubbish and talk about life till dawn.  She teaches me so much about being a good mom and wife, and is a great example of being in the "Happy Wife Club". So this weekend was one that I was more than looking forward to.

Lauren's youngest boy is only a few weeks old, so I was really excited to just hold that little bundle of baby and celebrate in his arrival to their family.  As a bonus - Cameron was old enough to interact with the other 2 kids and actually build some relationships there. Speaking of Cameron, he was a champion on the airplane - there and back.  There - we had the whole row to ourselves, and back - we just watched a lot of the iPad. Bless that device when traveling with toddlers.

Seaside was the best getaway I've had in a while.  Lauren booked a room right on the ocean where we enjoyed some sand, surf, and an occasional sun. I must mention the vending machine run being a bit of a bust; don't you worry, we sought out the working machine 3 floors away.  This is the kind of friendship we have!  We spent some time in town and ate some delicious coastal fish; I couldn't have asked for anything better.

What I love most about my friendship with Lauren is our ability to just sit and talk and enjoy each others company without having to be entertained.  We laugh at the same oddities in others, we bond over trashy television programs, and we eat like our waste lines can handle a few more pounds.  As Anne of Green Gables puts it - she is my kindred spirit.  And I can't wait to see her again.

Uh- Laundry's done. Gotta run.  I have goals for 4 posts this week, so...we'll see.