puamamamia, Author at Brightly Street

Homeschool Room Design in Small Spaces

May 12, 2016

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April Showers bring May Flowers

May 11, 2016

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"A TIME FOR DANCING" – It can make the body sore and the soul soar. Hiding behind my mother's chair was my favorite place to take dance lessons. My five-year-old brain thought that rather than being a small spectacle on the dance floor, no one could see me doing my pliés behind a folding […]

Four Ideas to Help Bring More Happiness in Motherhood

May 8, 2016

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Motherhood is one of the noblest and hardest roles given to mothers. “Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children.” In this sacred role, mothers become the heart and soul of the family. It is often an overlooked, unappreciated and often difficult role to fill. Mothers can feel overwhelmed, unworthy and insignificant while […]

Family History: A Tombstone Miracle

May 7, 2016

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What a blessing it is to search and find our ancestors. I love the quote by President Thomas S. Monson when he said, "I testify that when we do all we can to accomplish the work that is before us, the Lord will make available to us the sacred key needed to unlock the treasure […]

ADHD update 3 years later…

April 30, 2016

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Where do I ever begin to share with you some thoughts regarding our family and ADHD? Let me start with the fact that while learning more about ADHD, I know that I must have it too. Man, when you say that I just want to cringe and stick myself in the corner. Why is that? […]

How to Cut Hair

April 21, 2016

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How to cut hair? Here’s a fun video about cutting my daughter’s hair into a short bob for the first time.

Lessons from the Garden “Sweet Peas and Sweet Peace”

April 13, 2016

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Many parts of the world are still gripped with frozen weather, while other areas are on the fringes of spring time. Here in our little corner of the world, spring has sprung and it's time to plant a garden. The most unlikely candidates for delicate blossoms on the harsh desert landscape are in full bloom. […]

6 Months of General Conference April 2016

April 4, 2016

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What a blessing it was to listen to General Conference this past weekend. I thought it would be a great idea to study the Conference talks each Sunday between now and the next Conference in October. I created a schedule for my family to start studying the Conference talks starting this Sunday. You will find […]

Priesthood Thank You Tags for Youth

April 3, 2016

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Here's a quick idea for the Young Women to give as a gift to the Young Men in their ward. (Thanks Katerina for the idea!) You can attach these tags to mini donuts or one large donut. Ding dong ditch them at the YM's house or pass them out at mutual. This would be a […]

General Conference Bingo Cards

April 1, 2016

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I created this small Bingo Card for you to use while your kids listen to one of the speakers. You can laminate it and put it into a ziploc bag so that you can use it over and over again. You can either have them use the dry eraser markers to cross off the squares […]