by Jennifer Barker | May 6, 2019 | Family, Parenting, Religion
Last week, my youngest and I spent a week with my daughter and her family, who live about 8 hours (driving) from our house. It was a wonderful time of celebration and rejoicing, as my oldest grandson had his eighth birthday and chose to follow Jesus Christ and be...
by Jennifer Barker | Mar 18, 2019 | Family, Parenting, Religion
In the Lord’s prayer, the Savior instructs us to say, “Thy will be done.” He then teaches us what this looks like by His perfect example throughout His life and, most poignantly, during His suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane. When discussing this concept in a ward...
by Jennifer Barker | Feb 11, 2019 | Divorce, Religion
Everyone is waiting for something. Children can’t wait to be grown-ups (so they can do whatever they want). Teenagers anxiously await driving, dating, and graduating. Adults wait for jobs, houses, spouses, children, and financial security. Working people wait for...