“In Every Job that must be done There is an element of fun, You find the fun, and snap The job’s a game!” Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins...

Precious Playtime for Little Learners Here’s a ball for baby Big and soft and round Here’s the baby’s hammer Oh how she can pound Here’s...

You have likely experienced for yourself the phenomenon of how getting out into nature- feeling the warm sunlight, breathing in the fresh...

The school at which I teach is doing a staged production of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory this year and, as I’m involved, I’ve...

Earth Day is this weekend and there are so many ways we can celebrate this beautiful planet as a family. It's wonderful to have a reason...

What would you say to me if you were here? Would you whisper I love you into my ear? Would you tell me you’re proud of all that I’ve done...

By ellen wheeler Volunteering is an outstanding way to determine and demonstrate core family values. You and your kids can put into...

By Ellen Wheeler A happy family raised in an atmosphere of love and learning is the goal of most moms. We want to create a refuge where...

If humanity has a universal moral motto, it is the Golden Rule. The ancient concept illuminates a noble part of our human state: that we...

As moms, our calling is to nurture. We inherently aspire to build families of love, goodness, happiness and peace; a sanctuary from the...

“Education is not a subject, and it does not deal in subjects. It is instead the transfer of a way of life.” G. K. Chesterton There are...

The Newsboys’ Strike of 1899 Just a week ago, my siblings and I performed in a production of Newsies Jr. at our local children’s theater....

When I was young, my sisters and I would often turn on some music - we had several favorites- and dance and skip and jump and sing and...

by I grew up in a small town in northeastern Utah. It was pretty idyllic. I see now that it was the last window of a certain way of life...

By Corliss Jacobs I have often heard it said that the right books have a way of finding their way to the right person. This is the case...

Julia Child, world-famous cook and author, talked about food, cooking, and eating A LOT! She said, “The Dinner hour is a sacred, happy...

"With fruitless pursuits and empty connections, the cravings only get worse and the preoccupations become more urgent and obsessive..."

When you fall down and scrape your knee. When you study all night and score a B. When you cross the finish line at the big race and win...

By Ellen Wheeler Dear MomSquad, I picked up my 10 year old son from school the other day and (out of habit) I asked him how his day had...

Let’s face it, budgets suck. All a budget does is make you worry that you’re spending more than you’re saving. And that may be true. When...