“Slow Dance” By David L. Weatherford (Accessible online here: http://www.davidlweatherford.com/slowdance.html) Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round, or listened to rain slapping the ground? Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight, or gazed at the sun fading into the night? You better slow down, don’t dance so fast, time is short, the music won’t last. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘family’
Slow Dance – Enjoy Life!
Posted in Family Life, Poem Devotionals, tagged family, parenting, purpose of life on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My Eternal Family
Posted in Family Life, Musical Devotionals, tagged family, marriage, parenting on March 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My Eternal Family taken from the 2009 Outline for Sharing Time (Sheet Music) My Eternal Family I am a builder working each day to build my family. And I will do the best I can to serve them lovingly. I am a builder growing so tall and learning everyday. To speak with kindness in my [...]
Mothering
Posted in Book Devotionals, Family Life, General Devotionals, tagged example, family, parenting on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Taken from “I Am a Mother” by Jane Clayson Johnson page 11 The principal business of a mother’s life is loving and nurturing her children; it is teaching them, by example, how to pass on that love and thereby strengthening the world around them. Through the short time of 7 1/2 years I’ve been [...]
Make Enough of Me
Posted in Family Life, Home Life, Musical Devotionals, Personal Life, tagged burden, faith, family, love on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Taken from Julie de Azevedo Home Track 6 Overwhelmed and underpaid Morning comes too soon Running late and on my plate A million things to do Got a baby cryin’ Another trying to find the other shoe When I open my eyes The dam will break Their need will flood my room You made wine from [...]
Kids & General Conference
Posted in Family Life, General Devotionals, tagged example, family, general conference on March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Preparing Our Children for General Conference,” Ensign, Mar 2009, 23–27 With four young children, General Conference can be a daunting endevor. How do I keep them quiet and still so others can enjoy? How do I keep their attention on the speakers so they can learn also? How can I make it through??? With that in [...]
Passing Through
Posted in Family Life, Poem Devotionals, tagged death, eternal marriage, family, immortality on March 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Taken from “The Poet’s Corner” by Gloria Sarasin from Trinity, North Carolina PASSING THROUGH So many times I think of death And see how many fear, But for me it’s just a journey With heaven drawing near. When I close my eyes at night And in my sleep, time passes by; I think of death [...]