Here’s help for Booko readers! These are the Beehive Award (or nominee) books our children have read for Booko in days and years past:
“By small and simple things are great things brought to pass.” (Alma 37:6)
Welcome!, I'm Liz Livingston. As a mother of 7 (or 8, counting my daughter in-law) I have learned that it is the small and simple things that help me have peace and joy and help my husband and me in raising our children. I believe EVERY person on earth has unlimited potential. Often it's the smallest decisions and actions that help us grow toward that potential. Whatever you nurture grows: What will you do to nurture your or someone else's potential today?
We love December, with all it's juxtaposing craziness and peace. Click here to learn why.
Need an idea for a board book for a baby shower, birthday, or Christmas gift? Here's a list of some of our favorite books.
To learn more about this photo and see more photos of the month, click on the photo.
Our journey to being active together has been slow and challenging, but we are learning that it is lots of fun and makes great memories. Currently, we're all preparing for different distances in the same race; it's so much more fun to work on a goal together. Click on the image to read more.
Want to memorize "The Living Christ" document? Click on the image above to go to some audio recordings I have made to help you! Play the recording below for an idea of what they sound like.
Click on the image to see what we've been cooking up recently.
This is our family theme for 2018, which is from the youth theme for 2018 on lds.org. Click on the image to learn more.
I finished a set of everyday fabric napkins this year. Click on the image to learn how to sew a simple fabric napkin or for other sewing ideas.
You may have tangible wealth untold;/Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold./Richer than I you can never be--/I had a Mother who read to me. ❧ Strickland Gillian, "The Reading Mother" Click on the photo to go to the entire poem "The Reading Mother."
My goal is to read and share 12 GREAT books for children ages 12-18 this year. Click on the image to read more!
Click on the image to see more books I've been reading this year.
Click on this book to see lists of books that we have enjoyed reading as a family.
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Which ideas that you have taught your children are true? Which are false? Ideas are powerful! They can change our behavior! Click here to read more powerful ideas from past sidebar postings.
Click on the image to go to poems I love and posts about poetry.
Say "Cheese!" Click on this photo to view some of my favorite family photos.
Click here to view summaries of recent news/magazine articles related to nurturing children, women, and families.
Are you learning French? I'm passionate about French! I have links to both religious and non-religious French learning resources. Click on the image above to go to my resource page, which includes a link to my audio recordings of the Book of Mormon in French. Je suis en train d'enregistrer ma lecture du Livre de Mormon cette année. Cliquer sur l'image du livre pour voir la page d'enregistrements
Last year I decided to try to learn some more Finnish by singing Finnish children's songs. My friend and her children are recording the songs for me to help me learn. Click on the book to go to these wonderful recordings.
My friend Elena just wrote her first ebook. I love it! Click on the image to read it, or visit elenayorgason.com to learn more. Also, listen to her and her children on my Finnish songbook page. (Scroll down sidebar.)
Click on the image to see more! This building is stunning!
Commonsensemedia.org is one review site I use. Click on the button to visit their website.
Click on the image to listen.
This is something I've been trying to learn since my childhood. Click on the image to read more.
“In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.” ❧ Gordon B. Hinckley Family life is so funny! Click on the photo to read some of our family quotes.
Get the beat in your feet! Making and hearing good music makes us happy! To visit my music website "Delicious Music," click on this photo.