by Jennifer Barker | May 10, 2020 | Family, Parenting, Religion
“Few of us will reach our potential without the nurturing of both the mother who bore us and the mothers who bear with us… “Every time we build the faith or reinforce the nobility of a young woman or man, every time we love or lead anyone even one small step...
by Jennifer Barker | Apr 26, 2020 | Family, Health, Parenting, Religion
With high (probably unrealistic) hopes that quarantine is coming to an end soon, I had to write at least once about food. Without eating out, and the current hassle of going to the store, food storage and preparation has become more necessary, and more stressful,...
by Jennifer Barker | Mar 8, 2020 | Family, Health, Parenting, Religion
“It is the wounded Christ who is the captain of our soul—he who yet bears the scars of sacrifice, the lesions of love and humility and forgiveness. “Those wounds are what he invites young and old, then and now, to step forward and see and feel. Then we remember with...
by Jennifer Barker | Jan 19, 2020 | Family, Parenting, Religion
“It is… through the grace of the Lord that individuals, through faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ and repentance of their sins, receive strength and assistance to do good works that they otherwise would not be able to maintain if left to their own means.” Bible...
by Jennifer Barker | Dec 15, 2019 | Parenting, Religion
Christmastime. What a mix of feelings are evoked by this word, this idea, this time of year. As the mother of seven wonderful children, I admit to some anxiety triggers about Christmastime. I loved making Christmas special and exciting for the children, but it...
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...
