There is always a frantic feeling that seems to accompany the holiday season. With meals to make, parties to plan, and gifts to buy the lists fill up fast. This Studio 5 segment can help you put the to-dos into perspective.
Want help in having a more Christ-centered Christmas? My friend, Darcy Powell, has created the Good Deeds Manger to encourage more love and service as a family. Check it out here! With the recent release of “THE LAST STRAW” on DVD, THE GOOD DEEDS MANGER NATIVITY SET is a perfect companion gift for Christmas! Earn a …
Each year both as a family on our website, we attempt to focus more fully on the “reason for the season.” Our hope is along with the merriment found in the traditional Christmas hustle and bustle, that we focus on and feel the peace, love, and joy of the Savior. In my daily devotional book, 40 …
I loved our very first #conniechat LIVE on Facebook, and it was so much fun! Lots of talk about simplifying the holiday season. Thank you to all of you who joined us! If you missed it, click here. This is going to be a regular monthly occurrence on the Back to Basics Facebook page, so be sure …
Don’t forget that Connie is available for LIVE chat every month on Facebook. So exciting! If you can’t make it at the 1pm time slot, but have questions for her, leave them on Facebook, or as a comment on this post and she will answer them during her one hour LIVE chat. …
On Sunday I happened to have a heartfelt, perfectly timed, deeply connecting conversation with a dear friend in, of course, the church restroom (which is the best place for heartfelt conversations). In the near eight-minute conversation during which no one else entered, we resonated on such …
Post by Michelle McCullough, Site Contributor Do you love the holidays or dread them? Do you have favorite holiday traditions for Thanksgiving & Christmas? Do you have ways you simplify so you have more time and energy to Savor? Do you shop early or are you a last minute gift buyer? How do you help …
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If you worry about the negative influence of media on your daughter’s beliefs and behaviors, you’re not alone. Educate your child to be aware of media messages, know how to respond to them, and find ways to counteract their influence. Click here to read my 4 steps for teaching girls to combat negative media.
Image via 8tracks.com The other day the organizer of the Pinner’s Conference called and asked me to teach a parenting class at the conference. To be honest, I wasn’t sure I wanted to do it. Because that week I would be taking my son to the MTC to begin his two-year mission. On that Friday …
Image credit: divasanddorks.com We’re focused on finding more financial peace and prosperity. When the holidays are looming, it’s easy to NOT feel either of those, simply because so many things seem to involve BUYING. However, you and I can shift that thinking during this season. Ask yourself: *What can we make or share in lieu of gifts …
