Day #3 - Pay attention to the Positive I've found there is this law of 'intention' in my life and the lives of those around me. What I pay attention to grows, gets better, flourishes. Likewise what I forget about, neglect, or turn my back to - well... atrophy. Like what happens to a garden when you neglect it: (I would know, been there done that...) weeds grow like crazy and one is left Continue Reading
Day#2 to Celebrate and Strengthen Your Marriage!! (& Family)
Day #2 - Make Time to Talk Easy right?? That's what I thought sitting with my handsome fiance in the office of the stake president who was giving us advice to follow for the rest of our married lives. He described the different levels of communication: how's the weather? plans feelings needs He suggested that we get to levels 3 & 4 of communicating everyday and spend at least Continue Reading
20 Days to Strengthen and Celebrate Your Marriage (& Family)!!
Good Morning!! It is an exquisitely beautiful one here!! I woke up to a kiss from my Love and the sun streaming through the trees into our home!! The best part is that he said: "Happy 20th!" with the biggest smile ever! No, I am not 20, much older and happier than that- WE are 20!!! Shocking, but true. ;-) Our wedding day still seems so fresh to me! Even first meeting Mike and counting him Continue Reading
How to Pancakes: Homemade Oven Pancakes
Making pancakes in the oven is a fresh take on the breakfast classic. This easy recipe for German Pancakes—or Puff pancakes, as the kids call them—is a Law family breakfast tradition passed to us from Uncle Calton. In this easy video tutorial Mike quickly shows how to make these baked pancakes in the oven. Enjoy! The Hoffman Crew Do you have any family favorite recipes? Please share those Continue Reading
How to Take Your Children to the Store
My friend, Christy, recently wrote: "So here's a blog entry for you to write about: How do you go to a toy store, that doesn't have carts, successfully with 3 or more kids under age 5? Today I went to "Learning Works" with all 3 to get a birthday gifts for a friend. We talked about expectations ahead of time. But about 10 minutes into it a little hand reached up for a shovel and knocked Continue Reading