Our Christmas Miracle #LIGHTtheWORLD

Miracle Anyone? Have you ever felt in need of a miracle yet, you fill maybe it is just out of reach?  That is what our life has been like for awhile.  Due to some financial problems when the housing market dropped awhile ago, we have felt the pressing feelings of discouragement, financially.  We have worked […]

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Suicide Prevention: How a Book Saved My Life

Teen Suicide Prevention

Light vs. Darkness Life is the most precious commodity.  It didn’t just begin the day we were born.  We lived before this life with Heavenly parents.  We were sent here in order to learn, grow and experience life on earth.  Life gives us the opportunity to experience happiness and joy.  It also causes us to feel […]

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The Price for Freedom

At the end of the school year, my son promoted from 8th grade. At the beginning of the ceremony, the choir sang the national anthem while everyone stood with their hands over their heart. I have always felt such pride in what that song as well as the Pledge of Allegiance stands for. As I […]

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My 10 Seconds of Fame? Truth or Lie?

Have you ever played the game “Two Lies and One Truth?”  If not, let’s play it together right now.  I will start and then you can leave a comment with your 3 statements and then your cyber friends and I online will guess which one is the truth!  Here goes…  I went sky diving in California […]

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Someone new is coming to Brightly Street!

We are so excited to announce that we will be having a new team member added to our Brightly Street family in September.  Here is one of our baby's first head shots.  I am sure there are plenty more in this little one's future being the daughter of a photographer.  To find out what we […]

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Bubblegum Multiplication Facts Packet Grades 3-5

I have been pondering for sometime now about whether to homeschool my kids or not.  As I came to a decision, all kinds of ideas came to me about how and what I should teach my children.  This kit was inspired by my elementary school teacher, Mrs. Grant.  Over 25 years ago!  Wow, time flies. […]

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Mormons and Temple building in Philadelphia

I was so excited this morning as I sat down to study the scriptures when I came across an article called "Construction of Philly's Mormon Temple without caffeine, smoking, swearing"  It is a great read about the unique construction and work environment at the temple site.  The reasons behind why that happens and the amazing […]

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Little Entrepreneur

Today we went to my sister's house to help with a yard sale and my son brought along one book with a small sign on it for 5 cents.  My older boy tried to talk him into selling it for more since he said 5 cents was not enough.  We talked about depreciation since he […]

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DOC Band

Thanks everyone that made suggestions for my son's DOC Band.  If you haven't read about his first design, read it here!  My sister-in-law made a suggestion that I should do an under construction band and I loved the idea so the wheels in my head began to turn and here's the design that I came […]

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