Mormon Musings

I'm kind of digging the title...maybe it should be a regular feature?! 

My good friend Carrie has me guest posting today, answering questions.  Go check it out.  (please... :D)

In Sunday School yesterday, I was asked to read this quote.  It hit me so hard, I want to share it with you today.

"To be a righteous woman during the winding-up scenes on this earth, before the Second Coming of our Savior, is and especially noble calling.  The righteous woman's strength and influence today can be tenfold what it might be in more tranquil times.  She has been placed here to help to enrich, to protect, and to guard the home - which is society's basic and most noble institution.  Other institutions in society may falter and even fail, but the righteous woman can help to save the home, which may be the last and only sanctuary some mortals know in the midst of storm and strife."
(The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, ed. Edward L. Kimball [1982], 326-27)

What a powerful reminder to me what an influence I can be to my children.  What a wonderful reminder as well to me that I am good enough.  Being a woman can sometimes be less than satisfying to the world, making someone who chooses to stay at home seem even less, but this reminds me that I also have an important job.  One that is not paid, but is important none the less.

Cheers

Book Talk Tuesday's (and a giveaway)

I am pretty excited to announce this....

Starting next Tuesday, I will be featuring a guest post from a young person, "Book Talk Tuesday".  Each post will be on a book or series that they have read recently.  Every second and fourth Tuesdays of each month there will be a new review posted.  I am really excited to see each one! 

(if you are a young person from the ages of 9 to 18 that would love to write for me, email me...I really want to hear from you...kgm3boysATgmailDOTcom...or if you are a parent of such a young person, please also email me)

In my excitement, I am doing a giveaway. 

One series my boys got for Christmas was the "Worst Case Survival" series.  There are junior editions that they have been reading. 

I have an extra one for you.  One lucky reader who comments will get this one sent to them:

All you have to do is comment.

Tell me what you want to see reviewed.
Tell me if this is a feature you are looking forward to.
Tell me how your holidays went...

...anything you want to tell me.  :)

The giveaway will be open until my first guest post next Tuesday.  (and because I am the Mom, it is my son, he's working hard on it!)  :)

Cheers