by Jennifer Barker | Dec 29, 2019 | Family, Religion
“Much that is good, much that is essential—even sometimes all that is necessary for now—can be achieved in less than ideal circumstances.” D. Todd Christofferson The last month has been a difficult one. My sisters and I have faced some new challenges in the care of...
by Jennifer Barker | Dec 1, 2019 | Family, Parenting, Religion
“The Lord has told us to multiply and replenish the earth that we might have joy in our posterity, and there is no greater joy than the joy that comes of happy children in good families.” Gordon B Hinckley As I spent precious time with a few of my adult children, and...
by Jennifer Barker | Nov 17, 2019 | Divorce, Family, Parenting, Religion, Self-care
Jesus Christ is the light, the life, and the hope of the world. “Whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men, which would make them sure...
by Jennifer Barker | Nov 10, 2019 | Family, Parenting, Religion
“As we contemplate what those before us have gone through that we might be here, as we sense their faith and courage and feel their love for us and our love for them, we realize what is really important. We begin to comprehend the eternity of the family.” John H....
by Jennifer Barker | Nov 3, 2019 | Family, Parenting, Religion
The Family: A Proclamation to the World, teaches us “the family is ordained of God” and is “central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children.” With our Heavenly Parents, and our brother, Jesus Christ, we have an eternal, perfect family, whom we...
by Jennifer Barker | Oct 14, 2019 | Family, Parenting, Religion
“You will find some of your greatest joys in your efforts to make your home a place of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and a place that is permeated with love, the pure love of Christ.” Henry B. Eyring In the gospel of Jesus Christ, we’re taught the ideal of home and...
