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Pause That Truly Refreshes
How is it possible to find time to
meditate in our busy lives? Is it really possible to hold still
long enough to think — without getting distracted or falling
asleep?
By
Steve and Claudia Goodman
Let
them Help
The youth had come through again.
All they need is an idea and someone to believe in them, and they
can soar to unbelievable heights.
By Steve and Claudia Goodman
“Mother
— Always There”
One repetition does not complete a
task any more effectively than saying a word once teaches children
to talk, or saying a single prayer keeps them close to God. Someone
needs to follow through again and again on the small things.
By Steve and Claudia Goodman
“Out
of Our Hearts We Paid the Cost”
For each of us there are times when
we must show just how much we are willing to pay for the things
that mean most to us.
By Steve and Claudia Goodman
Selecting
the Gospel as Your Automatic Default
How do we keep the fire of the gospel
burning bright day after day when nothing of much consequence seems
to be happening?
By Steve and Claudia Goodman
A
Lesson from the Fireflies
As we strive to find the good in others
and make it an extension of our own efforts to serve, rather than
being threatened by it, we will help our children to do likewise.
By Steve and Claudia Goodman
Finding
Peace at Christmas
One thing that has helped us is trying hard
to finish all Christmas preparations by December 23rd, so that all
day Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are reserved for family.
By Steve and Claudia Goodman
“I
Had Myself a Wound Concealed”
When you are hurting the
most, get outside of yourself and help someone else. You can always
find someone to help, and when you do, you forget your own sorrow.
By
Steve and Claudia Goodman
Staying
on Course
One of the greatest challenges in
life is learning to be happy with ourselves the way we are.
By
Steve and Claudia Goodman
“Go
Forward and not Backward: Courage…and on, on to the Victory!”
In
their glee to expose every tiny shortcoming and punish it to the
max, are there those who are forgetting a few basic principles?
The past is already past.
By
Steve and Claudia Goodman
Little
Things That Make A Big Difference
Here's a series of stories that will
brighten your day, and show the importance of the little gesture,
the kind word, the meaningful moment.
By Steve and Claudia Goodman
"All Girls are Princesses"
In today’s sophisticated, materialistic
world, it is easy to lose sight of the divine calling of women and
the respect that is due every daughter of God.
By
Steve and Claudia Goodman
Replacing Substitutes
for the Savior - With Him
How different would our lives be if
we really did take the sacrament to heart "to always remember
him" who is mighty to save?
By
Steve and Claudia Goodman
Making
the Sabbath a Delight
Here's a springboard of ideas to help
each of us use the Sabbath to more fully delight in the Lord.
By Steve and Claudia Goodman
MAYONNAISE
OR MIRACLE WHIP? Living
in Harmony with Differences
He
wants Miracle Whip and she wants Mayo. Is this grounds for divorce
or an opportunity to grow?
By
Steve and Claudia Goodman
The Timeless Christmas
Story
The
Christmas story is a story that only grows brighter through the
years, a story people never tire of hearing and reliving.
By
Claudia Goodman
Give
It Time
In an age of instant gratification
we often also expect instant resolutions to life's bumps and bruises.
Perhaps all we need to just 'give it time.'
By
Claudia Goodman
Standing
Up For Ourselves
Have you ever felt like somebody else
was trying to control you? It is probably because they were. How
do you learn to stand up for yourself?
By Claudia Goodman
Just
A Mother
One
of two roles closest to that of the Savior's own mission, is that
of mother. A righteous mother's touch affects the eternities.
By
Claudia Goodman
Getting
Children to Mind
How
do we get our children to mind us? That has to be the ultimate
$64,000 dollar question. Claudia Goodman shares her insights
on common pitfalls of parenting and how to help disobedient
children.
Focusing
on Life’s Simple Pleasures
You don't
pay for the best things in life with a credit card.
Eternal
Measuring Sticks
One of the delights
of life is watching newborn babies and young children awaken to
the world around them. Completely oblivious to outside expectations,
they grow and learn at an unprecedented pace, secure in their own
worth and ability to succeed. Yet, as we mature it is easy for us
to become trapped in a web of manmade standards that leave us feeling
that we just don’t measure up.
Paying
the Price
It is difficult for our children to comprehend the price that was
paid for them to live in a free land.
Just
"DO IT"
No
matter what question the teacher asks in a church class, we generally
give the same answers: pray, keep the commandments, and study the
scriptures. If studying the scriptures is really that important,
why do so few of us actually do it?
A
Safety Net for Moral Purity
In
order for our youth to keep the commandments of the Lord without
the least bit of deviation, it is imperative for us to help them
create a safety net by adding commandments or guidelines of their
own.
Turning
Mistakes Into Stepping-Stones
Perhaps
one of the greatest gifts we can give our children is to help them
understand this great truth: "It doesn’t matter who’s
right, it just matters what’s right.”
"Love
Is Letting Go"
As
time moved on, I came to realize more and more that although love
definitely is holding on, more and more, love is also letting go.
In-Laws:
Your Other Parents
How
can married couples deal with their in-laws?
Our
Journals?Writings of the Heart
With
recent evacuations from fires on my mind, I found myself asking,
?What would I take with me besides my family?? and I asked my Laurel
class the same question.? The most immediate answer for most of
them was, ?My journals.? Why is that?
Respecting
Personal Space
Family
members need supervision, but it is equally important for each of
us to have our own personal space, where we can handle things ourselves,
experiment with new ideas, and try things on our own.
Holding
Down the Fort
Today’s
culture is bent on convincing mothers to focus on their own careers
and themselves first and foremost.
Hymns
Unlock the Windows of Heaven
We
all recognize the vast power of music as the universal language.
We can be working in the other room during a TV show or video and
know almost precisely what is happening without ever hearing a word
or seeing a picture, because of the music playing in the background.
Music of all kinds has a profound effect upon our lives; however,
this article will focus on using the hymns to bless our homes.
Teaching
Reverence from Birth: "Suffer Little Children to Come Unto Me"
While
it's true that some children are simply easier to manage than others,
it is also true that some families seem to have a better success
ratio in getting their children to sit quietly during sacrament
meeting. Is there a magic formula to teach children reverence?
Family
Reunion Fun!
Following
is a list of general guidelines that have helped our family have
successful reunions.
Making
Your Family Your Best Friends
The
Proclamation on the Family tells us, ?Parents have a sacred duty?to
teach [their children] to love and serve one another.? Anyone who
has been a parent knows that it takes a lot more than telling children
to ?love each other? and ?be nice? to make it all happen. It takes
a lifetime of dedicated effort and example, repeated over and over
again. And most of all, it takes spending time together.
A
Sure Defense in Troubled Times: How to Invite the Holy Ghost into
Our Homes
We vowed that if we taught
our children nothing else, we would do all in our power to help
them develop a personal relationship with the Holy Ghost. Over many
years of trying to meet that goal again and again with each child,
we have discovered several principles that have helped us.
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