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A Series of conversations - Start Where You Are, Use What You Have, Do What You Can
A few Sundays ago, my husband tuned in to a show my mom likes to watch, Music and the Spoken Word. The episode he pulled up for her was from Jan. 12, 2025. It…
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Learning Play – Inventions and Inventors
One day in 2011, I found the most amazing book at the library!!! I happened across it accidentally. It was about Leonardo Da Vinci and the amazing visions he…
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5-11-2025 Do you Yell? Become a Student Learning to Be Calm
Recently, while rereading an article I had written in 2011, I read a note I received from a mom who wondered how I had stopped being a yeller. Here's what she…
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Learning Play - The Circus
A couple of weeks ago, I introduced 'learning play' in an article called Learning Play - Cows. It tells how valuable immersive learning is for all ages and…
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4-27-25 Effective Family systems – Tips for success
This week, as I walked with my friends Livia and Alysia, the conversation turned to their teens and the issues surrounding accomplishing things at home. At one…
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4-13-25 Introducing 'LearningPlay' - Cows
When I first began writing and publishing articles, it was in 2010. My grands, the ones I still live with, were all under five. As their grandma, I wanted to…
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4-6-25 An Example That Will Bless Our Children
Your love of learning and growing is a legacy you leave for your children. But how can you find the time to read, study, or write while raising a family? It…
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3-30-25 Our Perception is Vital to Our Sense of Well Being Part 2
I've written many articles on the importance of making sure the story we tell ourselves is helpful to our sense of well-being, relationships, and happiness…
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3-23-25 Our Perception is Vital to Our Sense of Well Being Part 1
I've written many articles on the importance of making sure the story we tell ourselves is helpful to our sense of well-being, healthy relationships, and…
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Simple Systems are the Solution
I have learned from lived experience that simple systems are usually the solution to difficult problems in time and life management. This was not an easy…
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3-9-25 From Sixty-Two to Seventy-Five, This Hasn't Changed!
When I was sixty-two, I emailed a very successful, well-known woman and asked her to help me with something in my business. It was as intimidating to me as…
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3-2-25 Why & How Body Language Matters When Working With Kids
In 2011, I took a class on body language because I had begun speaking from stage and knew it would be helpful. Then, the company offered a class taught by one…
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Stillness = Rest and Rejuvenation
My husband was watching the show The Irrational. It's about a behavioral science professor who solves tough police cases. I was in the kitchen and could hear…
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Attunement = Being Present
I received this email from a friend: "I recently watched the podcast Follow Him with Hank Smith and John Bytheway…. Their guest presenter…was Dr. Matt…
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Lean Into Trust
This is my birthday article. : ) I turn seventy-five today, February 9th. This article was suggested by a dear friend and is, frankly, very vulnerable. I have…
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Serving and Recieving - Two Sides of the Same Coin
In 2012, because of an experience, I decided to be more open to receiving help from others. Trust me when I say my progress has been slow! I've always prided…
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Peaceful Intensity?
My friend Livia read a book about Neal A. Maxwell. In the book, they used the phrase 'peaceful intensity' to describe how he managed his busy life. It's a way…
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Nurture Your Child's Love for Learning:
This week's article was written by an online friend of mine, Laura Pearson, who shared it with me via email. When I read her article, I realized that my…
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What Will 2025 Bring? It's Up To You!
I've thought about how I want this year to feel, what I want to accomplish, and how I want to be. I read and reread my daily commitments (affirmations). I…
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A Simple and Peaceful Holiday Season
In 2011 I wrote a three-part series of articles about a principle that helps families manage better. I must confess it's a principle I still work on because it…
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12-1-24 If We Have Been Foolish, We Can Then Be Wise. It Is A Choice.
Parenting is a place to learn to grow as a person. Seriously. : ) Even now, when I'm caregiving, rather than parenting, I experience examples of this type of…
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Time is My Friend. Well, I Am Working On It!
Recently, I read an entry from Feb. 2023 that contained information I thought would be useful to some of you. It isn't new. I've written on, the power of…
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Time is My Friend. Well, I Am Working On It!
Recently, I read an entry from Feb. 2023 that contained information I thought would be useful to some of you. It isn't new. I've written on, the power of…
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How Can We Consitently Say – You Are in My Thoughts, You Matter to Me?
In October I asked myself this question - "How can I strengthen my relationship with each grandchild and great-grandchild despite age, technology, or…
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How Can We Consitently Say – You Are in My Thoughts, You Matter to Me?
In October I asked myself this question - "How can I strengthen my relationship with each grandchild and great-grandchild despite age, technology, or…
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How to Determine a Successful Activity - Story 2
Let's pick up where we left off last week. I shared a cookie-baking experience I had with some neighbor children, who were my buddies. Today, I share the…
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How To Determine A successful Activity
In the article published on Oct. 13, I told you I LOVE using sparks and that in the coming months, I would share experiences I have had with them that can…
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Solidify Family Relationships with Structure, Consistency, and Presence
Thirteen years ago, I had a wonderful evening with my eight-year-old friend, Hailey. It was successful because time had been set apart for the activity, it…
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Solidify Family Relationships with Structure, Consistency, and Presence
Thirteen years ago, I had a wonderful evening with my eight-year-old friend, Hailey. It was successful because time had been set apart for the activity, it…
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Why Not Have Some Fun Learning. It is Possible. Part 2
Two weeks ago, I shared a few examples of how useful and fun seeing and responding to your children's Sparks can be. I explained sparks and how they can help…
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Why Not Have Some Fun While Learning? It is Possible.
Last episode I shared a few examples of how useful and fun seeing and responding to your children's Sparks can be. But to engage our kids and help them learn…
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Listening and Responding to Children and Their Sparks
My hairdresser, Emily, works out of her home. Most of the kids are in school but she has one little guy who is four and still at home during the day. We have…
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A Five-Year Lesson
When I lived in Montana with seven children, I was a busy mother. You're smiling because you know exactly what I mean. A family, regardless of its size, is a…
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An Enlightening Response to 'Are You Afraid to Read Hard Books'
On March 3, 2024, I published a podcast titled Are You Afraid to Read Hard Books? After that article was published, I got a wonderful email from one of my…
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Switiching From Windows 10 to Windows 11. My Take Away!
This has caused me some consternation as I have moved along life's highway. Do you realize how much has changed since I was born in 1950!! It wasn't such a big…
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Why Take a Technology Break and Is It Even Possible -
In our world, we're so used to having technology always with us that it's challenging to be without it for even a short time. Technology, as wonderful as it…
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Sometimes You Get Blind!
Early this spring Jodie was taking a short trip. She hauled the suitcase out of the garage so she could pack. Later, she asked me if I had seen it. No, I…
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Be A Pathmaker For Your Children
Seven years ago, Jodie and her family moved from Kearns, UT. to West Point, UT. We were living with them, helping with Maggie and the other children. Living in…
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My SSS Formula - Simple Systems = Solutions
I have learned from lived experience that simple systems are usually the solution to difficult problems in time and life management. This was not an easy…
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Be Careful Not to Put Management Ahead of Relationship
I had a funny conversation with a single dad. We were talking about how to keep things clean and how to get our kids to clean. I noticed he wasn't an efficient…
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Managing What Is and Where You Are
I had a conversation last March with a young friend. Yes, it has taken me over a year to figure out how to share our conversation. The topic is challenging…
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Choose the Scenic Route
I have a granddaughter and a dear friend with special needs. I have another friend who has six children with special needs. These relationships require us to…
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Read, Learn and Bless Your Family
I read a verse of scripture that sparked this article. "I have commanded you to bring up your children in light and truth. . .therefore, First, set in order…
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Mary Ann - Cleaning - For the List Makers
This is the last article in the series on cleaning systems. This is the system I use today. Let me give you the back story. I have tried many cleaning systems…
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Mary Ann - Cleaning - For the List Makers
This is the last article in the series on cleaning systems. This is the system I use today. Let me give you the back story. I have tried many cleaning systems…
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Cleaning - An Experiment for Fun
I read an article my friend Donna Goff wrote called Trade in Your To-Do List. The article I read, resonated with me because my daily worksheet can feel…