Currents June 2023
This month’s tenet celebrates the irreplaceable role of fathers, and then adds a twist–our need to build interdependent relationships with men. These are two vital concepts, often dismissed as outdated…
Men Who Help Big Ocean Women
Our June tenet declares our gratitude for the fathers in the world and our desire to build interdependent relationships with men. We want to take this opportunity to express our…
When We Share We Grow
A few weeks back I was able to attend a conference for women – with some of my favorite women! It was a full weekend, and my motherhood, wifehood, and…
Hope For My Sons
Gordon B. Hinckley taught, “There are some men who, in a spirit of arrogance, think they are superior to women. They do not seem to realize that they would not…
Fathers: Men Who Step In and Step Up
This month as we consider the irreplaceable role of fathers, my thoughts and feelings have led me to conclude that every father steps into fatherhood with a bit of uncertainty…
Finer Than Frog’s Hair and Other Bits of Nonsense and Joy
“Finer than frog’s hair,” he used to say. Which is not a pun, exactly. Neither is it a dad joke, except for the way he told it with a twinkle…
Currents June 2022
This month’s tenet focuses on the irreplaceable role of fathers as well as building interdependent relationships with the men in our lives. I am touched not only by the gift…
Fathers of the Fatherless
There I stood as a young girl at the age of four, sobbing as I watched my father leave again. It always felt like forever until I saw him again,…
Pray for Dad
Years ago, I taught a group of 11-year-old boys which included my son. They were energetic; they captured my heart. One lesson in the course focused on teaching these young…
The Irreplaceable Impact of Husbands and Fathers Illustrated in Disney’s Encanto
Last month we had a “sick day” at our house, and I snuggled on the couch with my son (and his pile of more than a dozen pillows) to watch…