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Monday, September 30, 2013
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Sunday, September 29, 2013
Families can be together FOREVER
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Looking through windows
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Sunday, September 22, 2013
We lived with God
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Friday, September 20, 2013
On the Web . . .
Mom|Homeschooling Blogs:
Diamonds in the Rough – Rach loves meeting and connecting with new people. Faith, Family, Food, Frugal and Fancy, Growth, Homeschool, Love, Recommended Reads, Top Ten List, etc. are all great topics she covers.
Teach Through Play – Alex is a stay at home, homeschooling Mom. She says she is addicted to her children and can’t get enough of them.
Homemaker's Heart – Kaitlyn is a mother of 4 children and wife. She is a stay at home mom, homeschooling mom, and loves just about every second of it! She is Passionate about Family and uses her blog to share her passion.
Where Imagination Grows – Lisette is a wife and mother of one child. She does child care in her home and loves spending time observing them discovering new things!
The Married Mommy – Michelle is a married, homeschooling mom who is currently doing a Video Log of her days. So interesting!
Kartwheels – Karen writes about homeschooling, kids projects, education, art, mom stuff, Sequoia National Forest & Park and More. Her tag line is: Straight-up kids projects and more by a homeschooling, semi-homesteading, 40-something mom on the loose!
Teaching Two Stinkers – “My adventurous tales of homeschooling boys”. Jenn is new to homeschooling and blogging and loves having comments and advice. (Don’t we all? :)
3 Wittle Birds – Katie is behind the creativity and life of this blog. She says, “I am a lot of things and the list is too long to tell. I write about what’s important in my life and that is Family, Education, Natural Health & having a little laugh.
LDS Blogs|Sites:
MMB – Visiting teaching handouts
Cute Girls Hairstyles – YouTube – Great hair styles for girls of all ages.
Marbles the Brain Store – great song for learning the States and their capitals.
Inkablinka – free printables for visiting teaching, YW, Personal Progress and YW leadership helps.
SugarDoodle – Great resources for all your calling needs – including Visiting Teaching!!
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
SWIG SUGAR COOKIES
Ingredients
1 C Butter (room temperature)
3/4 C Vegetable Oil
1 1/4 C Sugar
3/4 C Powdered Sugar
2 T Water
2 Eggs
1/2 t Baking Soda
1/2 t Cream of Tarter
1 t Salt
5 1/2 C FlourSour Cream Frosting
1/2 cup room temperature butter
3/4 C Sour Cream
1 2lb Package of Powdered Sugar (I never use the whole thing but love having extra on hand just incase I add to much milk!)
1 t salt
1/4 C Milk
Red Food Coloring
Directions:
Cream together Butter, Vegetable Oil, Sugars, Water, and Eggs.
Combine dry ingredients and slowly add to butter mixture.
Mix until everything is combined. Your dough should be a little crumbly and not sticky at all. Roll a golf ball sized ball of dough and place it on your cookie sheet
Now its time to give these babies their signature rough edge. Put 1/4 c of sugar and a pinch of salt in a dish (this is in addition to the sugar and salt listed above.) Stick the bottom of a glass in it. This is going to be your cookie press. Firmly press it into the center of your dough ball. You want your dough to spill out over the sides of the glass. If there is a lip its even better.
Bake at 350 for 8 minutes. They should just barely be browning on the bottom. Move cookies to a cooling rack. Once they are cool put them in the fridge.
Start by creaming together butter and sour cream and salt. Slowly add powdered sugar. When it gets so thick its not frosting like add a splash of milk. Alternate this process until your frosting is the desired consistency. Add 1 drop of red food coloring and whip on high for 1 minute.
Keep cookies in a sealed container until they are ready to serve. The magic of a Swig Sugar Cookie is that the cookies are cold and the frosting is room temperature. Frost right before serving (if you make them in advance and need to refrigerate the frosting make sure you give it time to warm up before serving)
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Sunday, September 15, 2013
O Remember, Remember
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Friday, September 13, 2013
On The Web . . .
Educational Games Here are some fun links for the children to enjoy!
Games:
Learning Games – Here is a whole section of games under all kinds of topics (Animal, Educational Songs and Video’s, Preschool, Math, Art & Music, Spelling, Vocabulary, Keyboarding, US State Games, Geography, etc.)
Educational Computer Games for Kids! – ABCYA.com has great games for your phone!!
PBS Kids – great games for learning and playing
The Kidz Page – Fun Learning Games – Smart & Entertaining
Fun Brain Kid Center – Games by grade – math, reading, arcade, playground
ABC Mouse – Early Learning Academy – but, MY children think it is FUN! ;)
Kaboose – FunSchool, We Make learning FUN!
LeapFrog – Their most popular learning games ONLINE!
Educational Games – about 14-16 games to play (reading, words, math, etc.)
GamesGames – Free online games – LOTS of choices – some mobile alternatives, as well.
CoolMath4Kids – lots of choices for math games, lessons, etc. Puzzles, geometry/art, lessons/practice, science, etc.
Electives:
Typing Games -
- Power Typing features lesson plans combined with games
- Free Typing Game has customized and goal-oriented games, lessons, and tests
- BBC features a Dance Mat Typing game with four levels for children aged 7-11
- Typing Test has online typing games like "KeyMan" and "Bubbles"
- Free Typing Games has over 40 games for kids
- Alta Typing has five additional games
- Peter's Online Typing Course
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About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Homeschooling Mother of 7 (ages: G13, G12, B10, G7, B6, B3, G2). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew. Writer at BellaOnline. Blogger at Latter-Day Homeschool and JuddzWorld!! Happy & Satisfied!!
Thursday, September 12, 2013
On The Web
We are changed. We look different, and we act different. The things we listen to and read and say are different, and what we wear is different because we become daughters of God bound to Him by covenant."
—Carole M. Stephens
Visiting Teaching – this is a Free handout you can use with your Visiting Teaching Sisters.
All of the following blogs have been created so that we can be inspired in our calling as Wives and Mothers.
A Wise Woman Builds Her Home – June Fuentes – homeschooling mom to 8 children. “I have a heart to see mothers all around the world grasp the vision of biblical motherhood and to see this noble role restored in the 21st century.”
Artful Homemaking – Joy – married for 15 years, 5 children and a homemaker.
Blessed Femina – Jen – A homeschool graduate and ‘helpmeet-in-training’ (I love that!!)
Deep Roots at Home – Jacqueline – Creative homemaking, healthy and green living, organic gardening, preventative medicines, & God’s amazing creation are her interests and her blog reflects those interests.
Duggar Family – :) Yes, those Duggar’s. Great homeschool resources, ideas and ways to manage a large family.
Family Revised – Brenda - A homeschooling Mom who prayed a few years ago for God to change their family into what He wanted . . . and how they are dealing with the on going revisions.
Generation Cedar – A wife and mother who “believes the Lord wants to raise up strong families in the face of discouraging times . . . families who will bring Him glory.”
Grace Covers Me – Christine started her blog for women who desire to live and lead from grace – to provide them support, encouragement and practical help.
Homeliving – Lydia - Promoting the purpose of Home and Family, women guarding and guiding the home.
In the Nursery of the Nation – Bambi – “That the next generation might know Him . . . that they might set their hope in God.” Psalms 78:6-7
Ladies Against Feminism – Promoting Beautiful Womanhood – “Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.” Proverbs 31:25
Lady Lydia Speaks – An older blog with information on Homemaking, Feminine Dress, Hospitality, Manners, The Arts and Letter Writing.
Large Family Mothering - They have 15 children, Mom was in the Army, have been married for over 30 years. “It takes your whole heart, your whole life, to rear children for the Glory of God. It is more than a few weeks away in some dark place in the jungle – motherhood is not something you can take up as a hobby.”
Noble Womanhood – In the hands of noble womanhood, we can yet see – rising from the ashes of a broken culture – the glories of hearth and home, so that future generations will arise and declare its virtues once again.” – Beall Phillips in “Verses of Virtue”
Our Simple Farm – Homesteading to Glorify the Creator
Practical Housewifery - Practical encouragement for the Christian Housewife
Raising Homemakers – Teaching and preparing our daughters in the art of homemaking
Revive Our Hearts – Calling woman to freedom, fullness and fruitfulness in Christ
Resolved To Be – “I am resolved to be a good Mother to my children, to pray for them, to set them good examples, to give them good advice, to be careful both of their souls and bodies, to watch over their tender minds; to carefully root out the first appearing and buddings of vice, and to instill piety, virtue and true religion into them.” – Eliza Lucas Pinckney
The Bates Family – 19 children Family. “Therefore my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 15:58
The Legacy of Home – Mrs. White - Mother of 5 homeschooled children. “Godly homemaking wisdom for a peaceful and joyous home life . . . ‘Faint not: the miles to heaven are but few and short.’” – Samuel Rutherford
The Virtuous Wife - Tonya - Mother to 6 children, whom she homeschools.
There's No Place Like Home – Kelli – three children – She is taking a blogging break, currently – but the archives are available and she share beautiful things. (hopefully she will return soon.)
Walking With Sarah – Encouragement for building Godly homes – Biblical counseling, Loving your Husband, Loving your Children and managing your homes.
Warm Pie Happy Home – Aunt Ruthie’s Sugar Pie Farmhouse
Your Sacred Calling – Inspiration for the Passionate Housewife
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About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Homeschooling Mother of 7 (ages: G13, G12, B10, G7, B6, B3, G2). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew. Writer at BellaOnline. Blogger at Latter-Day Homeschool and JuddzWorld!! Happy & Satisfied!!
Monday, September 09, 2013
Visiting Teaching Handout
This is my version of the September Visiting Teaching hand out. :) Such a great topic this month!!
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Sunday, September 08, 2013
Virtue
Happy Grandparents Day!!
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About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother of 7 (ages: G12, G11, B8, G6, B5, B2, G1). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew and blogger at BellaOnline!! Happy & Satisfied
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
Flour Tortillas
makes about 10-12 regular to large sized tortillas)
Ingredients:
3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup oil
1 cup warm water
Directions:
Combine all ingredients until it forms a dough. Roll into a big ball and take about 1"-2" pieces off. Pat flat with your hands or use a rolling pin. Put on a griddle on the stove and let the sides cook until there are lil brown specks.
We LOVE homemade tortillas – I prefer the ones with Lard – so, I will have to see how these work out for us! :) Enjoy!
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About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Homeschooling Mother of 7 (ages: G13, G12, B10, G7, B6, B3, G2). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew. Writer at BellaOnline. Blogger at Latter-Day Homeschool and JuddzWorld!! Happy & Satisfied!!
Tuesday, September 03, 2013
Visiting Teaching Message
Teaching and Learning the Gospel
Prayerfully study this material and, as appropriate, discuss it with the sisters you visit. Use the questions to help you strengthen your sisters and to make Relief Society an active part of your own life. For more information, go to reliefsociety.lds.org.
Teaching and Learning the Gospel
Faith, Family, Relief
Jesus Christ was a master teacher. He set the example for us as He “taught women in multitudes and as individuals, on the street and by the seashore, at the well and in their homes. He showed loving-kindness toward them and healed them and their family members.”1
He taught Martha and Mary and “invited them to become His disciples and partake of salvation, ‘that good
In our latter-day scriptures, the Lord commanded us to “teach one another the doctrine of the kingdom” (D&C 88:77). Of teaching and learning doctrine, Cheryl A. Esplin, second counselor in the Primary general presidency, said, “Learning to fully understand the doctrines of the gospel is a process of a lifetime and comes ‘line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little’ (2 Nephi 28:30).”3
As we learn, study, and pray, we will teach with the power of the Holy Ghost, who will carry our message “unto the hearts of the children of men [and women]” (2 Nephi 33:1).
From the Scriptures
Alma 17:2–3; 31:5; Doctrine and Covenants 42:12–13; 84:85
From Our History
Our past prophets have reminded us as women that we have an important role as teachers in the home and Church. In September 1979, President Spencer W. Kimball (1895–1985) asked us to become “sister scriptorians.” He said: “Become scholars of the scriptures—not to put others down, but to lift them up! After all, who has any greater need to ‘treasure up’ the truths of the gospel (on which they may call in their moments of need) than do women and mothers who do so much nurturing and teaching?”4
We are all teachers and learners. When we teach from the scriptures and the words of our living prophets, we can help others come unto Christ. When we engage in the learning process by asking meaningful questions and then listening, we can find answers that meet our personal needs.
What Can I Do?
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How am I preparing to be a better teacher?
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Do I share my testimony with the sisters I watch over?
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Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society (2011), 3.
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Daughters in My Kingdom, 4.
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Cheryl A. Esplin, “Teaching Our Children to Understand,” Liahona and Ensign, May 2012, 12.
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Spencer W. Kimball, in Daughters in My Kingdom, 50.
Notes
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Monday, September 02, 2013
First Presidency Message
Click here ------>First Presidency Message to go to the Website for the Message.
Saints for All Seasons
By President Dieter F. Uchtdorf ,
Second Counselor in the First Presidency
I have childhood memories of a part of the world that could serve as a picture postcard for the changing 
We have seasons in our lives as well. Some are warm and pleasant. Others are not. Some of the days in our lives are as beautiful as pictures in a calendar. And yet there are days and circumstances that cause heartache and may bring into our lives deep feelings of despair, resentment, and bitterness.
I am sure at one time or another we have all thought it would be nice to take up residence in a land filled only with days of picture-perfect seasons and avoid the unpleasant times in between.
But this is not possible. Nor is it desirable.
As I look over my own life, it is apparent that many of the times of greatest growth have come to me while passing through stormy seasons.
Our all-wise Heavenly Father knew that for His children to grow into the beings they were designed to become, they would need to experience seasons of adversity during their sojourn in mortality. The Book of Mormon prophet Lehi said that without opposition, “righteousness could not be brought to pass” (2 Nephi 2:11). Indeed, it is life’s bitterness that allows us to recognize, contrast, and appreciate its sweetness (see D&C 29:39; Moses 6:55).
President Brigham Young put it this way: “All intelligent beings who are crowned with crowns of glory, immortality, and eternal lives must pass through every ordeal appointed for intelligent beings to pass through, to gain their glory and exaltation. Every calamity that can come upon mortal beings will be suffered … to prepare them to enjoy the presence of the Lord. … Every trial and experience you have passed through is necessary for your salvation.”1
The question is not whether we will experience seasons of adversity but how we will weather the storms. Our great opportunity during the ever-changing seasons of life is to hold fast to the faithful word of God, for His counsel is designed not only to help us weather the storms of life but also to guide us past them. Our Heavenly Father has given His word through His prophets—precious knowledge designed to lead us through the challenges of difficult seasons toward the unspeakable joy and brilliant light of eternal life. It is an important part of our life’s experience to develop the strength, courage, and integrity to hold fast to truth and righteousness despite the buffeting we may experience.
Those who have entered the waters of baptism and received the gift of the Holy Ghost have set their feet on the path of discipleship and are charged to follow steadily and faithfully in the footsteps of our Savior.
The Savior taught that the sun rises “on the evil and on the good, and … rain [falls] on the just and on the unjust” (Matthew 5:45). Sometimes we cannot understand why difficult, even unfair, things happen in life. But as followers of Christ, we trust that if we “search diligently, pray always, and be believing, … all things shall work together for [our] good, if [we] walk uprightly” (D&C 90:24; emphasis added).
As members of His Church, as Saints, we serve joyfully and willingly in all weather and in all seasons. And as we do so, our hearts become filled with hallowed faith, healing hope, and heavenly charity.
Still, we will have to pass through all seasons—both pleasant and painful. But no matter the season, as followers of Jesus the Christ, we will rest our hope upon Him as we walk toward His light.
In short, we are Saints of God, determined to learn of Him, to love Him, and to love our fellowman. We are pilgrims on the blessed road of discipleship, and we will walk steadfastly toward our heavenly goal.
Therefore, let us be Saints in spring, summer, fall, and winter. Let us be Saints for all seasons.
Teaching from This Message
The First Presidency has taught, “Some of the greatest sermons are preached by the singing of hymns” (Hymns, ix). As you discuss this message, consider singing with those you teach one of these hymns or another song about enduring adversity: “How Firm a Foundation” (no. 85); “The Lord Is My Shepherd” (no. 108); or “Let Us All Press On” (no. 243). If you feel prompted, share a time when a stormy season in your life turned out to be a blessing.
Youth
I Was Able to Let Go of My Sorrow
By Juan Zhu
The author is from Taiwan.
When my friends Brother Chen and his wife were baptized into our ward, I was overjoyed. A year after their baptism, they were sealed in the temple, and their son who had passed away before they joined the Church was sealed to them. It was wonderful to see the Chens grow in the gospel.
Then Brother Chen was killed in a car accident the next year. Following the accident, his death seemed to always be on my mind and often haunted my dreams. I woke up in tears and asked over and over again, “Why? Why does the Lord allow this kind of tragedy to happen? Why does such a thing have to happen to this beautiful family?” One day, when I was struggling with these questions, I picked up a lesson manual and read these words from President Spencer W. Kimball (1895–1985):
“If we looked at mortality as the whole of existence, then pain, sorrow, failure, and short life would be calamity. But if we look upon life as an eternal thing stretching far into the premortal past and on into the eternal post-death future, then all happenings may be put in proper perspective. …
“Are we not exposed to temptations to test our strength, sickness that we might learn patience, death that we might be immortalized and glorified?”1
At that moment, I decided to let go of my sorrow and look into the promised and possible future. I saw in my mind’s eye Brother Chen happily reunited with his family. That sight brought me peace. I know that Heavenly Father will give us the wisdom and courage to face adversities.
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Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball (2006), 15.
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Children
Serving in All Seasons
President Uchtdorf teaches that we should “serve joyfully and willingly in all weather and in all seasons.” In the pictures below, children are using objects from different seasons to serve others. Match the object in the right column with its picture in the left column.
Illustrations by Dilleen Marsh
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Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young (1997), 261–62.
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About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Homeschooling Mother of 7 (ages: G13, G12, B10, G7, B6, B3, G2). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew. Writer at BellaOnline. Blogger at Latter-Day Homeschool and JuddzWorld!! Happy & Satisfied!!
Sunday, September 01, 2013
Look to the Light
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