FHE

What are we doing for Family Home Evening?

The same question I have been asked every Monday for the last 11 years or so. My kids are perfect in remembering and unfortunately we don't own a chart that assigns the jobs out, we just go with it. When they are asked to prepare a lesson, they go ALL OUT.

So last night over dinner when I got the question, I pointed to my head and gave the look like:

"I know and wouldn't you like to and you have to wait because it's a surprise."

Actually, that was my cue to start wracking my brain to come up with something at the last minute.

Here's my thought bubble:

(What do these little ones need?

They need to learn how to speak kinder to one another

and notice and appreciate the good)

So we sat in a circle outside and tossed the ball to each other. It's a corny FHE standard game, but it worked for us last night and it was emotional and enlightening. Some of my favorite lines,

*Cameron I am so proud of you that you love to read and let me help you learn (Me to Cameron)


*I like you (Cameron to Brent)


*I'm glad we have a teenager in our family (Dallin to Elizabeth)


*Thanks for helping me with my math homework (Elizabeth to Brent)


*Thank you for letting me (Brent right back to Elizabeth)


*Thank you for taking Britton and playing with him after school so I can get some things done (me to Kenley)

So our camera is now an extension of my right arm, so here's a snapshot of Cameron receiving his compliment from Dallin. I love the look on his face. This "my favorite pic of the week" says it all. Last night everyone felt good and proud and grateful.

And then everyone attacked each other to get the ball. "We are a Happy Family?"

Here's what's making me smile today. Some lilacs from outside that have made our whole house smell scrumptious.

Here's the finished tile work around the Master Bath tub.
On to the next project!