Tag Archives: children

L is for Lost

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Gail

Today’s post is a guest blogger, my daughter. I’ve asked her to tell her story in her own words. This is a testimony not only to the power of prayer, but of having a real, personal relationship with our Heavenly … Continue reading →

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J is for Joseph Smith

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Gail

Randy Hayes, a professor of Religion at Brigham Young University-Idaho, was studying Jewish history and learned of a Jewish prophetic tradition recounting one Joseph ben Joseph (Joseph, son of Joseph) who would come and prepare the way for the Messiah. … Continue reading →

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A Special Kind of Missionary…

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Gail

We got a call to help a sister whose husband is away. She needed to attend Ward Council and had no one to watch her children while she was gone. We readily agreed and arrived with all the materials for … Continue reading →

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Kids–What we (still) do for them…

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Gail

  Saturday before Christmas, I’m in line at the post office. Forty minutes later, as I walk out the door, my daughter calls me: “Are you still in line? Can I drop off a package for you to mail for … Continue reading →

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Just Like Mothers

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Gail

  I had been worrying about my youngest daughter living away from home and making some unwise dating choices. I’d been praying for her, but hadn’t received any real comfort from any of my prayers. Then in church one Sunday the … Continue reading →

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B is for Birth Certificate

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Gail

   One of the best primary sources for genealogical research is the birth certificate. The reason this is one of the best is because it contains information usually provided by a person who was actually there at the time of … Continue reading →

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Austen for Infants

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Gail

A lovely serendipitous find–we are short-staffed here at the library so I was out in the stacks shelving and came upon this marvel! Pride & Prejudice in a board book! Sweetly sums up the entire story in a dozen pages, … Continue reading →

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Jossit!

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Gail

My 5-year-old grandson was a bit upset this morning when he learned his mom hadn’t saved some of his dad’s smoothie for him for breakfast. When they got to my house for a visit, I put some of my smoothie … Continue reading →

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Family

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Gail

Your family is the people who are there for you. They support you, comfort you, give you a shoulder to lean on. They cheer you on and welcome you home. This is a photo taken a few moments after I … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt: Happy Happy Joy Joy

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Gail

My children and grandchildren are a great source of my joy.

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