The Coltrin Clan

We had a New Years Eve  party with some of our close friends! We enjoyed a night of food, fun and entertainment. I wanted to do some minute to win it games to break up just the chit-chat and board games that we play so often when we get together. We played a game where we had to stack dice on a tongue depressor, and a really fun game where we had to carry potatoes between our legs across the room and drop them into a bucket. we got the adults and kids involved. It was such a fun night! As I prepare for the coming year, I hope that We have many, many more nights just like this one!!!

Getting ready for Family Home Evening today, I came across this video, and it is so touching, I want to share it. My lesson is on noticing the needs of others and doing something about it. https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2011-04-005-our-hands-his-hands-our-hearts-his-heart?lang=eng I want to teach my children to serve others by looking outside of themselves and by being willing to help others when they need it most. It just so happens that when they need it the most is when they don't ask for it. Especially in our family units. It is so easy to say, that is not my job, or its not my problem. I am guilty of that too. I get caught up in the trap of, " I have children, they should serve me by doing things for me that I am capable of doing myself." I need to remember that even though my kids are there, it is not always their responsibility to take a piece of garbage from me to throw away because I don't want to walk 5 feet to the garbage can, or that they do no...