Awesome Parenting {and life!} Motto

I've recently started doing a little freelance writing for a parenting site, and as I was reading through some of the posts by other writers I came across this piece of advice, which the author said was some of the best parenting advice she ever received...

If something will matter 1 month from now, feel free to get upset about it. Otherwise, try laughing.

As I read it, I decided this is a piece of advice I want to take to heart. I tend to get pretty caught up in keeping my daughter's clothes stain free, or wanting to keep my home and life so organized that I find myself getting stressed over things that aren't important, that a month from now, I won't even remember. So I'm adopting this as my new motto and thought it was definitely worth sharing. Its probably not a new idea to a lot of you, but it was a light bulb moment for me!

Loaves and Fishes FHE lesson

So this is what FHE lessons are usually like: I start talking about Heavenly Father and stuff and my two year old suddently gets very, very talkative and over and over says "Jesus Christ. Amen." It's so cute but you have to wonder if she's getting anything out of it. Well, she probably is not, but my Mom has told me that you should just get in the habit of it. If they sit through FHE at a young age, then they are used to it and will sit through it in the coming years.

My friend gave me this idea to teach the Loaves and Fishes story at FHE with bread and goldfish crackers. I tried it last night and I think it was a fun visual.

Spotlight Member

This week I decided our Spotlight Member should be none other than...

Our fearless leader Lindsay!!

Without her, Sugar & Spice wouldn't exist, so thank you Linz for all you do and for making this site the awesome place it is!

Here's the "official" S&S Survey. Copy & paste it into a new post then answer the questions so we can all get to know more about you! :D We love you Linz!

Basics

What is your age and physical description?

Where were you born and where are you now?

What do you do for a living?

What is your favorite and least favorite color?

Did you go to college and get a degree, If so, where & what?

How many children do you have? How old are they?

What’s your favorite and least favorite food?

Are you right or left handed?

Do you play any instruments?

What are your hobbies?

Make You Think...

What did you want to be when you grew up?

What is your biggest fear?

Who has touched your life and influenced you the most and why?

If you could accomplish just one thing with your life, what would that be and why?

What is your worst habit and if you could quit it, would you?

Who would play you in the movie of your life? Who would play your husband?

What songs would make up the soundtrack of your life and why?

If you could meet any one person in history, who would it be, and why?

If you lost everything you have tomorrow, what three things would you save and why?

What is your favorite quote and why?

Just For Fun

Do you sleep with the closet door open or closed?

What is your biggest pet peeve?

Where are the top three places you'd like to travel to?

Do you ever dance for no reason even though there’s no music playing?

What size is your bed?

What do you drink with dinner?

What movies could you watch over and over and still love?

What was the first concert you went to?

What is on your perfect pizza?

What's the most exotic place you've traveled to?

New Sugar & Spice Feature: Spotlight Member

Its been awhile since we all did our introductory post and I'm ready to get to know you all better, so starting today we have a new Sugar & Spice feature... Spotlight Member. Each Monday I will post the week's Spotlight Member. I will include the "Official S&S Survey" with a bunch of fun questions to help us all get to know the Spotlight Member a little better. The Spotlight Member can then copy the survey into a new post, answer the questions and include a recent picture of herself.

Feel free to post your congratulations to our Spotlight Member and ask her anything else you'd like to know about her in the comments section.

I hope you girls enjoy learning more about each other. I know I'm really excited to get to know each of you better.

Make it and LOVE it!!

This is a fun fun blog full of great, easy craft ideas! A friend in my ward told me about it at church yesterday! I already have a list of things I want to make!!

Family Home Evening February

This month on Sugar & Spice we will be having the monthly theme of Family Home Evening/ideas for teaching the gospel in the home.

President Faust said that children should learn the most about the gospel in their home, and that Sunday school and other church activities are to be a supplement.

Throughout this month please share:
-Successful FHE lessons you've had in your home
-Ideas for getting kids of all ages involved in FHE
-Fun activities and treats for FHE
-Other everyday ideas for teaching the gospel at home
-Successful gospel-learning experiences from your childhood or ideas you've gotten from other families

Please also post your questions on this topic!

Continue to also post your ideas and questions unrelated to this topic this month.

Yippee for Family Home Evening February!

Dear Sugar & Spice

If you would be interested in writing a post for Sugar & Spice as a guest, and/or if you have an anonymous question that you would like to have published, please e-mail us at dearsugarandspice (at) yahoo (dot) com. Thanks for reading!