This is my deep cleaning creation zone plan!
This is my deep cleaning creation zone plan!
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Home Making, an Exercise in Creativity
Have you ever considered how home making is creative?
I love Mary Ellen Smoot's talk--"We are Creators." There is "so much scope for the imagination in that concept." This is a seriously profound thought and changes how I look at life and choices.
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2000/04/we-are-creators?lang=eng
The Hebrew word for create, bara, in the Genesis story of the creation, means to prepare, form, fashion, organize! So, when I plan my life, I am being a creator, tapping into my creative abilities. Those abilities are part of my spiritual DNA. So, yes, when I am organizing, I am being creative and I am making space and time for my creativity, by establishing a default rhythms in my home.
Friday, March 21, 2014
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Scriptures in a Child's Heart
Why read the actual scriptures to little children? I like to teach children scripture stories right out of the scriptures, not paraphrased but in the rich language and imagery of the scriptures. I am somewhat, old school and feel that Primary aged children should have their own copy of scriptures, even before they can read. Yes, even Sunbeams! This used to be mentioned in the Primary manuals! I also feel that they can learn to mark passages for easy locating and memorize verses as young as three. Here you will find lists of many stories found in the scriptures. There are more there, to be sure, but here are enough to use each school day. The Highlights of the Old Testament, Highlights of the New Testament, and Highlights of the Book of Mormon (Part 1) lists were compiled by Penny Garner and is available here, compliments of Penny Gardner. Highlights of the Book of Mormon (Part 2) and Highlights of the Doctrine and Covenants were compiled for Moor House. There are enough stories listed here to have a story each day of the school year!"
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