It will probably not be surprising to most that some of my favorite “Santa” gifts each Christmas are my new planner and our new family calendar! I have learned this last year, especially, how much I find comfort in having an organized life. My mind has gone back to the idea of “order” A LOT …
“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers; all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.” Colossians 1:16 – 17 This …
New Year’s Eve was SUPER relaxed at the Berning house this year! We ate our New Year’s Eve feast and then we put on some dance music, with some horns, and had a PAR-TAY! The kids loved the horns but no one more than Lydia. She was laughing hysterically! We couldn’t stop because she was …
I am playing catch up with our school reviews – but in November we finished our first history unit of the year! We are in the final year of The Good and the Beautiful history courses! After this year, we will repeat the course cycles again and I am already getting excited to repeat them! …
This post is SO LONG OVERDUE. We finished up our third year of history last summer and I really debated about just skipping this post BUT I want to remember all of the goodness of this year of history. This was our third year with The Good and the Beautiful for history and we continue …
This sweet, sweet girl. I wish everyone could have a Lydia in their life. My feelings for our little one are so tender. This last year has been anything but easy for her. As I have reflected on this last year for her my heart has hurt. She has undergone surgery, is connected to a …
I mentioned before that I felt like DISCIPLESHIP was a major theme of conference and this talk fits into that perfectly along with Elder Soares’ talk. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s talk is about love and repentance and moving towards our Savior and transforming ourselves into the people that we can become. This was one of …
Last year, I asked each member of the family to write their testimonies of the Book of Mormon (it is what we studied last year). It was an instant treasure to me. So I had to do it again this year – this time, with the focus on the Doctrine and Covenants. BEN: I think …
“[The Son of God] towers above us, and yet the events surrounding His mortal birth draw from us a feeling of His being close to us. He chose to come down from his throne at the right hand of the Father to take upon Him mortality. He did it out of love for every son …
Every year we do “Christmas School” a little different and I am actually really okay with it! This year was more on the simpler side and it totally worked this year. Last year, we started celebrating ADVENT and I love it! It has been a tradition we have wholeheartedly embraced. To go along with advent, …