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  • Remember who you are. Don’t Be Ashamed! Read more →

  • On Cuteness

    The 13 y.o.: My little sisters are SO cute! The Dad: Yeah. You were once too. The 13 y.o.: Ah – but now I’m gorgeous! Read more →

  • Daddy – you make the best hot chocolate! And one day you should make homemade whipped cream to go on top. And then you will RULE THE WORLD. Like Doofenshmirtz… Read more →

  • “It appears suddenly out of nothing.” “—not an accumulation of twenty-five years like the Koran, but a single staggering performance, bursting on a shocked and scandalized world like an explosion,… Read more →

  • Wikipedia says, “I know everything.” Google says, “I have everything.” Facebook says, “I know everybody.” The Internet says, ” Without me, you all would be nothing.” Electricity says, “Uh huh.… Read more →

  • On Emoticons

    The Dad: It’s like digital aphasia when you speak through emoticons. The 13 y.o.: What is an ’emoticon’ The Dad: One of those smiley faces you always put at the… Read more →

  • Excited for General Conference on Oct 1 & 2nd? Here is a useful packet to help you thoughtfully prepare and participate. Remember Divine Nature Value Experience #2! General Conference Note-Taking… Read more →

  • On Baseball

    The 9 y.o.: Tomorrow’s school spirit day, so I gotta dress up in blue and white like a Tiger. The Mom: I thought your mascot was a Hornet? Shouldn’t it… Read more →

  • How to Become an Exceptional Teenager

    I love listening to BYU Education Week Talks while I am doing things with my teen/tween daughters like folding laundry, making beds or baking cookies.  BYU Education Week 2010 was… Read more →

  • On Walking to the School Bus Stop

    The 9 y.o.: Listen! You can hear the sound of geese. They’re flying south for the winter. Look – there they are. The Dad: Yes, that’s right. But they’re actually… Read more →

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