When I contacted The Nashville Tribute Band about giving away a copy of their CD “Joseph: A Tribute to the Prophet” for Emma Smith’s birthday celebration they asked if I’d be interested in reviewing their newest CD “The Work: A Nashville Tribute to the Missionaries” and give away some copies on my blog. I was…
Recently I have been in contact with Heather B. Moore, the author of the Out of Jerusalem series and the recently published book, Women of the Book of Mormon: Insights and Inspirations. She sent me a copy of her book to review and I was so excited to receive take a look at it. I…
My book “Walking with the Women of the New Testament” has been out now for almost two months and I have been amazed at how well it has been doing. I know that many stores have sold out of it (it is even out of stock on Amazon right now) and the publisher already ordered…
Several months ago I was contacted by one of my readers and asked if I’d be interested in reading and reviewing her mother’s new book. I have never been one to turn down a free book and so I happily said I’d read it. A few days later I got the book “A Glimpse of…
Several weeks ago April Craig contacted me to share with me the beautiful project she was working on, because she thought I’d be interested in it. Which I was. April is a talented photographer and has spent the last few years putting together a collection of photographs of different Biblical women. Here is what she…
In President Dieter F. Uchtdorf’s popular Conference talk, “Your Happily Ever After,” he lavished young women with words that I’m sure were music to their ears: You are truly royal spirit daughters of Almighty God. You are princesses, destined to become queens. Your own wondrous story has already begun. Your “once upon a time” is…
Several months ago I started following Bless this Mess Please on Instagram and fell in love with her. I usually don’t read food blogs (cooking is something I put minimal effort into) but I love Melissa’s Instagram feed and the glimpses into her small town, wanna-be farm life. I’d only been following her for a…
Sometimes I think God’s timing is simply inspired. I had been feeling prompted for months to contact Katherine Nelson to write something for Emma Smith’s Birthday celebration. When I finally got up the nerve to email her I was first, thrilled that she said she would, and second excited that her manager asked me if…
So it has been almost six months since I issued my “Women in the Scriptures Challenge” and I’m curious to know how it is going. In July I’d like to host some post written by some of my readers who are taking the Women in Scriptures Challenge and how it has affected them. I don’t…
Tomorrow is the second anniversary of the day I started this blog. I remember how excited and nervous I was when I posted my first post about the Widow of Zarephath and how giddy it made me to get comments on it. I guess things haven’t changed too much since then because I still get…
I am always astounded at how fast a whole year can go by. It seems like I was just celebrating the second anniversary of this blog a few months ago! Yet as I think back on the last year I am overwhelmed with such gratitude for all the wonderful women and men I have “met”…
A few weeks ago I was contacted by Angela Eschler and Heather B. Moore and asked to review their new book “Christ’s Gifts to Women.” When I got the book the first thing I noticed was how beautiful it is. The cover is wonderful but the inside is even better. It is just full of…
Several weeks ago Stephanie Dibb Sorenson, who blogs at Diapers and Divinity, asked me if I would be interested in reading and reviewing her new book, “Covenant Motherhood.” I knew that she had been working on it for awhile and was excited to see the final product. The premise of her book is that motherhood,…
Way back in February I was asked if I’d be willing to review H.B. Moore’s new book, “Eve: In the Beginning.” It has taken me such a long time to get around to it that I sort of feel bad, but I figure that it is better late than never. I think it took me…
Thank you again to everyone who participated in the “This is What Family Home Evening Looks Like at My House” series. It really turned out wonderful. If you haven’t gotten a chance to read the posts from the people who linked up to the blog hop make sure you do. They are really great! And…
One day, when we lived in Utah, we met up with some other homeschooling families at a nearby reservoir for a nature walk. I am always early to everything (I hate being late) and this morning was no different. My kids and I waited around in the parking lot for awhile and just when I…
Last week I was contacted by Rebecca Price one of the organizers of the LDS Holistic Living Conference being held next month in South Jordan, Utah. She asked if I would be interested in attending the conference and if I’d like to give away a free admission to the conference to one of my readers!…
So we are getting exciting close to getting the first draft of our book “The Gift of Giving Life: Rediscovering the Divine Nature of Pregnancy and Birth” completed! It has been two years in the making and it is so exciting to see it coming together. We are aiming to have the book out before…
Another giveaway in celebration of my 4th Blog-iversary. ALL the giveaways will be open until Sept. 28th, so make sure you check them all out! Last month I mentioned how I attended the LDS Bookseller’s Conference and how our booth was next to some pretty amazing people. One of those amazing people was Michael Mercer…
Last year I had the pleasure of reviewing McArthur Krishna and Bethany Brady Spalding’s book Girls Who Choose God: Stories of Courageous Women from the Bible. The book, which is designed for young children, featured more than a dozen women from the Old and New Testament. McArthur told me that they had hopes that Deseret Book…
On Friday I had the opportunity to go a “mommy blogger” luncheon sponsored by LDS Philanthropies, the fundraising arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I haven’t been to very many blogging events before and it was really fun to meet some of the women I’ve been friends with online in “real”…
Rebecca Price, one of the organizers of the LDS Holistic Living Conference, contacted me and asked if I’d be interested in giving away a FREE ticket to this year’s conference. If you haven’t been to this conference you really should. There is something for everyone, even if you don’t consider yourself to be “alternative”, “crunchy”,…
In honor of the six month anniversary of the women in the scriptures challenge Karin, a life long member of the LDS faith in Denmark, sent me this about how learning about the women in the scriptures has impacted her. Thanks Karin! I’m still accepting post for those of you who are thinking about it.…
I’m excited to be hosting Link and Mingle today with my friend Shaylee Ann! The rules for this are very simple. Just use the linky tools below to link up to your blog (you don’t have to have a specific post) , your website, your Facebook page, Instagram or Pinterest account… pretty much any social…
Happy 4th Blog-iversary to me! Today I have another great giveaway in celebration. All the other giveaways are still open until the 28th, so make sure you check them out as well. Several weeks ago Shaylee Ann who blogs at Mother {at} Heart contacted me to let me know that she had started working with…
My friend Heidi at A Lively Hope put together this beautiful Names of Christ Advent Devotional. For each day leading up to Christmas she has created a stunning hand drawn ornament that corresponds to one of the names of Christ. Each day of advent you read a short excerpt of scripture that highlights a different…
I am really excited about the last giveaway I have for my 4th Blog-iversary celebration! If you haven’t entered the other three giveaways you still can until Sept. 28th! When I was at the LDS Booksellers Convention I met a beautiful woman named Michelle who owns a company called Personal Ponderings that makes and sells…
Camille Fronk Olsen was the professor I took a course on “Women in the Scriptures” from at BYU. The semester I was in her class she was just starting her research for a book on women in the scriptures. She recruited us, her students, to help her do research on different women. I chose to…
Today I am excited to share the music of Marie Pearson Tarbet. I was put in contact with Marie several months ago and was so touched by the message and the beauty of her songs. Today I want to share with you two of her songs “Rockin’ Their Babies” and the “The Gift”. Both of…
Ramona left this as a comment on my call for guest posters but I thought it was so wonderful I wanted to make sure you all read it. Here is what she said. My name is Ramona and I have been reading your blog for about a month. I am a new member to the…
I am really excited about this giveaway today! I am giving away TWO free tickets to a new event called Spring Break for Women which will be held in Brigham City, Utah on April 25, 2015 at Box Elder High School. Similar to Time Out for Women, this event will feature some amazing speakers and…
After my interview with Diana Webb, the author of “Forgotten Women of God” she was so good to offer to give away a copy of her book to one of my lucky readers! If you missed my interview with her make sure you go back and read it. She has beautiful insights into women in…
Before I announce the winners of the giveaway I wanted to share the results of my question “Who is your favorite woman in the scriptures.” I LOVED reading your responses. Here are the women who made the list and the number of women who listed her as their favorite: Mary, mother of Christ– 14Eve- 6Sariah-…
I have a wonderful gift to give you this holiday season– a discount to help you share “The Gift of Giving Life: Re-discovering the Divine Nature of Pregnancy and Birth” with the people you love. A coupon code for 33% off if you buy 3 or more copies! This only will work if you buy…
Keep reading for a chance to win this beautiful printable of the Relief Society Declaration This week the Relief Society, the oldest and largest women’s organization in the world, will celebrate is 173 birthday! I have a great love for Relief Society, which has mostly been gained by serving in it for the last 13+…
Music is an important and sacred part of worship. The scriptures tell us to “praise the Lord with singing, with music, with dancing, and with a prayer of praise and thanksgiving” (D&C 136:28). Several Church leaders have also expressed their love of music and the power music has over us. President J. Reuben Clark Jr.…
I have an early Christmas gift for you! I was contacted by LDS Living Magazine a few weeks ago. I have never had a subscription to this magazine, but my Dentist in Utah always had it in his waiting room and it was my favorite thing to read. It isn’t a magazine that focuses so…
Congratulations to Chocolate on My Cranium who is the winner of of the free copy of “Forgotten Women of God” by Diana Webb! Thank you to everyone who took the quiz (which you can still take just because it is fun) and entered the give away. I wish I could send you all a copy…
The random number generator selected Chelsey Merkley as the winner of the free admission to the LDS Holistic Living Conference! Congrats! I really wish I could every one of you who wanted it free admission but alas, I can not. Just as a reminder here is the information about the conference The Holistic LDS Living…
I am excited to announce that the random number generator selected 6 lucky winners from among the comments I got for my 3rd “Blog-iversary” giveaway! If you won a prize PLEASE email me at heatherlady at gmail.com with your address and contact information before Friday to claim your prize. Grand Prize Winner of Cody Miller’s…