Solving Problems and Helping Things Go Smoothly
I’m really good at worrying. The problem is not that I worry. It’s how I worry that is the issue. I’m trying hard to become a proactive worrier. Here are 11 suggestions for solving problems and helping things go right.

Handfull and Heartfull - How to Parent Multiple-Birth Babies
Twins!! Triplets!!!  Multiple births have been fairly common in our family. Here are helpful tips from three amazing mothers of twins/triplets.

Why I Didn't Sing Lullabies to My Children
Mothers need not worry about, and waste their energy on, what they cannot do with their children. Rather, it is better for mothers to spend time doing what they can to nurture them and connect with them.

Daffodils Along the Driveway—a Gift of Great Worth
How to give the small, thoughtful gift that surprises and stays in memory.

A Guilt Quilt
The power of an apology. Elder Russell M. Nelson, once counseled in a talk on marriage that in the case of conflict, the nicest one will apologize first.

Motherhood: A Calling, a Commitment, and a Consecration
President Gordon B. Hinckley warmed our hearts when he paid tribute to women by saying, “My children are now all grown. Some are in their 60s.  But when they call and I answer the phone, they say, ‘How are you?' And before I can answer, they ask, ‘Is Mother there?'”

The Top Job
My first stop was a fourth grade class. I held up my book and began to talk, only to realize I didn’t know what to say. How does one explain The Ultimate Career to ten-year-olds?

To Be Happy at Home
In the 1960s, young mother Daryl Hoole was asked to teach a class for new brides on "Efficiency and the Simplification of Household Tasks." She went to her class, but there were no brides in attendance. It looked like the class was a complete failure. But her room was full of women—the brides’ older sisters and mothers had picked up on the advertising and they were there, eager to learn. What would happen next would start something beyond amazing.

A Time of Renewal
The casualness of summer has given way to some structure and a welcomed routine. The children are back in school. Projects that have been put off all summer are now getting attention. September is a time of renewal.  Is there something in your life that needs a new perspective?

How to Be an Elastic Woman
When the choice is bending or breaking, the time has come to learn flexibility.  Some things don't allow for any amount of compromise, but most of life allows us to change our plans to accommodate the ebb and flow of life.

Mothers with Additional Careers
One woman wrote, "I have had to leave my home and work full time after being a full-time stay-at-home mom. I still have three children at home. I am finding it really hard to 'do it all.' Sometimes I feel so down and like I will never be in control of my life again." Here are my suggestions for women, married or single, who have additional careers.

Women at the Well
Women enjoy getting together to socialize and to exchange information and ideas. Over the years, the gathering point in many lands has moved from the well to a quilting frame, or the back fence, or the telephone, or the book club, and now the Internet.

Finding Balance in Homemaking
The purpose of a home is to provide a setting that is conducive to the happiness and well-being of the family. Having a clean and orderly house can help facilitate this, but that should not become the goal in itself. The principle to be considered here is balance.

How Much Do You Care
Are you reliable, courteous, and grateful?  If you had been one of the ten lepers that Jesus healed, would you have been the one who thanked Him?  This easy quiz will give you an answer.

Celebrating the "Firsts" in Our Lives
The advent of a new generation prompts introspection about the future. The latter days are not a time to fear and tremble. They are a time to be believing and remember our covenants.