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Striving for Better Mornings

Last night I offered up some encouragement and ideas for ways that single parent families can make evenings more relaxing. While I was writing, I also mentioned that mornings can be an incredibly rough and stressful time—we are trying to get everyone up, fed, and out the door and for many of our families, this can be one of the toughest times of the day when it comes to organization. I thought we could brainstorm some ideas to make mornings go more smoothly in a single parent household too… Many of us have already figured out that if we get … Continue reading →

How Can we Make Evenings More Relaxing?

For many single parent families, evenings can be incredibly hectic. When my children were younger, it was a toss-up between crazy mornings and hectic evenings, but over time, I developed some strategies for making at least some evenings more relaxing and less chaotic. I think carving out a more relaxing evening takes both planning and letting go. Prioritize what absolutely has to happen and then see if you can figure out a workable way to do it. Does everything have to happen before dinner? Can you spread things out to make room for more casual connections with your kids? How … Continue reading →

Gospel Doctrine: Men Ought Always to Pray

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Yesterday, we talked about the parable of the wicked judge. Today, I’d like to take a look at why that parable was told. Christ provides the reason in the first verse of Luke 18: “that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.” We need to make sure that our physical bodies do not keep us from spiritual experiences. As a new mother, I’ve struggled with this greatly over the last six weeks. My schedule has been somewhat disrupted, and I have let my prayers and scripture study slide. Things have been on the “when you think of it” … Continue reading →