Meet Melia

I am so excited to have you visit us here at Brightly Street.  My name is Melia.  It is actually part of a very long Hawaiian middle name “Puameliaaala” which means the fragrant plumeria flower.  You might have seen the plumeria flower while visiting Hawaii.  They are found all over the island and have such […]

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A Tribute to Mother

L-E-O-N-A. That's the name my grandparents chose for the woman I would call Mother. Even as a teenager, I never called her Mom. She was classy and kind. The classy part meant that we had to iron the tablecloths and set the table properly. It meant that she always wore a dress, apron, neat, wavy, […]

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Helping Children Listen

What's Up?  This riveting question is sure to have you on the edge of your seat as you discover the story behind the "Tree House" image. Many of us have known someone who is an independent thinker, sometimes perceived as stubborn. In the attempt to persuade a set mind, even some of the best debaters have […]

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LDS Blog Train – A Month for Mothers

We are shaking things up at the LDS Blog Train.  To find out more details, visit www.ldsblogtrain.com today!  To kick off these changes, I would love to share with you some freebies to honor our mothers.  Don't forget to stop by "A Creative Life" for another great freebie. Instead of celebrating Mothers only on Mother's […]

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LDS Blog Train “General Conference”

The LDS Blog Train starts today with some great freebies about "General Conference."  Here's a mini-kit for you to download.  You just came from Let Me Scrapbook and your next stop is Fairy Scrapmother.  If you get lost along the way, stop by the LDS Blog Train website. As well as an entire new kit for […]

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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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Lesson 1: Indexing “What is Indexing All About?”

This Lesson on Indexing goes along with the entire series of Family History Passport Course Materials that are in the works.   Lesson 1: Indexing  What is Indexing All About? What is Indexing? A team of FamilySearch experts travel around the world gathering the records of the world digitally. They capture pictures that then need […]

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