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This sounded really interesting.  I hope it will help some of you out there who have missionaries in the field, including grandmas and grandpas! 8 Weekly Questions to Help You Stay Connected to Your Missionary Missionary Blogs Missionary Moms Missionary Parents Feb 6, 2015 0  37 Do you ever feel like there is a disconnect between you and your missionary? Is it hard to feel like you are connected to them from the communication that you receive? Well, one missionary mother (Julie Hess) has shared some really useful questions that can help you find out what is in that missionaries heart. Here is what she said. When our daughter was on her mission, we used to write her on Sunday mornings and would receive her emails on Sunday evenings. I would share the group email she would send out each week here, but there were other, personal, emails that only passed between her and me. Her first few emails were a little lacking in the details I was hoping for. ...

This is a link to a very interesting article, which appears below.   Many years ago I had adrenal fatigue, when I had 6 children still at home (3 were married or in college.)  It took me 6 weeks, having a nap in the morning, and afternoon, and many hours at night to begin to feel like I could face life.  I had too many irons in the fire, and didn't know how to say "no" to someone, when asked to do something else.  It was quite a learning experience in my life.  I tell more about it in blog # 4, posted on November 16, 2013 just 2 days after I started this blog.   I'm including the link, as in the article it directs you to other links you may be interested in. You can click on the highlighted words which are links to additional information. http://draxe.com/3-steps-to-heal-adrenal-fatigue/ 3 Steps to Heal Adrenal Fatigue Adrenal fatigue  is estimated to affect around 80% of people in the world! According to...

Who would have thought that Dr. Seuss would teach such Gospel lessons!?!  This is a great article from LDS Living. If Dr. Seuss Taught Sunday School JANNALEE ROSNER & DANIELLE BECKSTROM -  Adults and children alike are familiar with the humorous, inventive words of Dr. Seuss, but beneath the humor there are a surprising number of gospel truths to be found. Original artwork by  Greg Williams  of The Tampa Tribune under  CCBYSA licensing . His words make us giggle, his words make us cry. There's no place for doubt, he's one terrific guy. But whether you're a Who or a Jiggle Micpuff, his words mean much more than the regular stuff. They help us to see worlds out way far into space, and remind us of principles from a heavenly place. So, we hope you enjoy and we hope you will grow from that famous Dr. Seuss who says so much more than you know. He would use the Grinch to teach about the value of heavenly treasures Image retrieved from...

Necessary Losses By JeaNette Goates Smith  · February 2, 2015, from Meridian Magazine One of the things I like about football is that 1/2 of all games are lost. Of course, they are not all lost by the same team, but you can’t play the sport without experiencing a loss. Life is full of losses, and a good loser will actually find himself happier with life than somebody who isn’t accustomed to losing. The losses we experience in life begin the moment we are born. We are extracted from the comfortable warmth of the womb into a world so harsh, an infant may cry from the moment she takes her first breath and not stop all day or night. She experiences yet another loss when the security of her mother’s breast is denied her upon weaning. Before long a sibling arrives in the family, and the infant loses her position as the center of attention, and must share with the newcomer. It’s not long before her illusion that the world is a safe, compassionate place is los...

Julie Bliss Hammons lives here in St. George, and teaches many classes at the Family History Center.  She is so knowledgeable, and is such a lovely person.  I plan to check out these FREE books online.  There are so many new advancements available for Family History, it is hard to keep up on them!   New post on  Thelostgrandmother's Blog 8 Great Free Online Books for Genealogy by  thelostgrandmother   (Julie Bliss Hammons) I love books. I love  genealogy, and I really love things that are free. These are some of my favorite sites to locate free books. Maybe one of them  could possibly help your with your family history. Google Books - books.google.com  If you find an old publication you may be able to download it as a pdf. Best time frame for these free books is before 1900. FamilySearch http://books.familysearch.org  - or go to the  Search Tab and go to the Book Search. This currently contains mo...