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Today in the United States we celebrate Memorial Day.  When my kids were young I wanted to teach them what Memorial Day was really about ~ a day set aside for us to remember and honor those [...]

By Emily McAllister, Life Coach Feeling connected to our children is one of the greatest feelings in the world.  Yet it can often seem illusive to us. When my children were in third grade, [...]

Emotion fuels action.  Over the last few months I’ve started to realize the profoundness of this truth and why how we feel about our situation matters so much more than what we’re actually [...]

He spends a lot of time with questionable friends. He’s not interested in anything good or worthwhile. He doesn’t even go to church anymore. And I have the gall to say, “Your teen’s choices are [...]

Do you have a strong testimony of our Savior, Jesus Christ? Are you pretty consistent in communicating with Heavenly Father through prayer and delving into His word? Is your teen pushing all the [...]

Jealousy.  It’s not something I feel often.  I truly am happy for other people’s success and I believe there’s plenty of good to go around. But jealousy hit me hard the other [...]

Do the holidays fill you with love and purpose?  Or more like overwhelm and dread? About a month ago I started feeling the pressure of making Christmas a magical experience.  After all, my son [...]

It was two weeks before Christmas when my son decided to walk out of our front door with no intention of returning. I knew I had every reason in the world to be hurt, angry, disappointed, [...]

This morning I woke up with an intense desire to connect with all the LDS women struggling because their sons didn’t serve the church mission they imagined he would.  Whether you never even [...]

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