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September 2018 Board Message
In our busy and hurried world, there are many priorities for parents as they raise their children. A most valuable priority is to instill within their children a passion for learning and a desire to seek for wisdom and knowledge. Being so busy, how can we as parents do this? We can have our own…
Someday Came Today
I said that someday I would go back. After all, we were expecting our first baby, my husband needed to get his education under way, and the thought of juggling a new baby, a young marriage, his schooling, and then mine too… well that just seemed like too much to contemplate. I made the conscious…
(Her)story
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Placing Value in Humanity, Not Money
Four years ago, as we stood around an altar in southern Israel, my professor explained to us that in ancient Israel every member of the family was involved in making a loaf of bread. The men and boys would be working out in the fields, planting and harvesting, and the women and girls would grind…
Taking Action Shows We Greatly Value Families
We live in a modest neighborhood. Our homes are old-school and certainly won’t be mistaken for model homes. The families that live in these homes, however, are unique models modestly contributing to the world family in our corner of the world. We can talk all day long about greatly valuing families, but these neighbors of…
The Present: A Prologue to the Future
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Family Capital: The Past, a Prologue to the Present
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Interview with Emily Saddler
In one of those “It’s a Small World” connections, I’ve known of Emily for well over a decade. Through a close relative I heard about the wonderful things she was doing. I knew about her growing family, and I knew that she was a master gardener. I knew that she was the kind of woman…
Meet Big Ocean: Norma Hendrickson
Before the sun rises on most mornings, Norma Hendrickson is up and going. She joins in an exercise class that begins at 5 a.m. two days a week and walks with a friend or serves in her church’s temple on other mornings. Explaining, she said, “I love mornings when it is quiet and peaceful and…