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In this article, we look at Irish Surnames - their origins and evolution. See if you can find the Irish surnames in your family tree in one of the sections.

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Buy fake fruit and label all of them a fruit of the spirit as followed. Play a hot potato with the fruit. The children have to call out the fruit before they pass it. Start out with a few fruit and add more as you play. Love-Strawberry (fruit of love) Joy-Pineapple (think of the happy smell) Peace-Watermelon (piece of...play on the words) Longsuffereing (patience)-Lemon (you have to eat it slowly) Gentleness-Peach (soft) Goodness-Banana (child's favorite fruit) Faith-Cherry (two together on the stem) Meekness (kindness)-Grapes (good to share) Temperance (self-control)-Apple (Garden of Eden) Note: If you have a Hobby Lobby near you they get their VBS crafts in around this time. Check it out because they always have things you can use all year round for various stories and subjects.

As vivid as a moment seems at the time, our childhood recollections fade. These writing prompts about childhood memories will help jog them.

Family History Ideas for Children and Teens A collection of over 270 articles and blog posts with ideas for teaching, doing, and sharing family history with children and teens. To contribute more i…

We had a Family Home Evening about Lehi's Dream and the Tree of Life. It was very basic due to the ages of our children, but it was fun and I know they will remember it for a long time. I feel that small object lessons always stay with my kids a little more. Like our Samuel the Lamanite FHE. I feel that doing an activity along with the scripture story makes it more "real" for them. This is what we did to learn about Lehi's Dream. I took a ball of yarn, tied it to the red desk, and squeezed it to our stair railing. I grabbed the first thing I saw that looked like a tree, my flower arrangement did the trick. (you can use a picture of a tree, sticks from your yard, anything!). I then grabbed a couple apples for the fruit. (This was as basic as basic can be, you can go all out or just keep it simple) We started in our basement with the lesson, keeping what I set up a secret. I sat the kids down and told them a VERY basic version of Lehi's Dream. ( 1 Nephi 8; 11:21-22, 25; 15:36) I found a condensed (child) version of Lehi's Dream from the Friend magazine, I loved it! After we talked about the dream, I told them, "We are going to the tree of life! We have to hold to the rod to get to the tree of life. Remember there is darkness all around in Lehi's Dream, so we need to keep our eyes closed. Try not to let go, or you might get lost. But if you do let go, keep your eyes closed and try to find your way back to the rod." They LOVED holding onto the railing and string. When they made it to the desk, they couldn't wait to eat the apples! My little girl took a bite and said, "Look! Now I'm happy!" (from the Friend magazine's version, CLICK HERE) We can all be happy if we follow God's commandments and do what's right even when people (in the big building) mock or make fun of us. Hold tight to the teachings of Jesus Christ and we can all be happy. Need more Family Home Evening Ideas with lessons, games and treats? Click HERE for my "Church Ideas" page Another great resource for FHE and keeping the spirit in your home is the LDS Bookstore! I love their products and their prices! Click HERE to check them out! Be prepared to get hooked!

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This is a beautiful gift for a new addition to the family, or for any genealogy enthusiast! With 6 generations, there are bound to be some gaps in the pictures. Don’t worry. There are actually gaps in each of the pictures of this listing, but I bet you didn't notice! ;) You can send your photos via dropbox, emails, or send me a link to your tree on familysearch or ancestry. I recommend printing these at a 20x24 to be able to see each face well.

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Jesus used object lessons in many of His sermons. Here is a list of 26 creative Bible object lessons listed from the letter A to Z.

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You will love this DIY family tree. You will be able to write in names of direct line ancestors by hand. The large box at the base of the tree is for listing children of the couple at the center of the tree. This customized genealogy family tree is a unique and beautiful way to display your family history. It makes a meaningful personal gift for parents, grandparents, and siblings for many occasions (wedding anniversaries, Mother's Day, Father’s Day, Christmas, or birthdays.) Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper. Add a wonderful accent to your room and office with these posters that are sure to brighten any environment. • Paper thickness: 10.3 mil • Paper weight: 189 g/m² • Opacity: 94% • ISO brightness: 104% This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!

Students solve square root problems in order to find the correct path from the start to the end. They will complete 10 out of 11 problems if they follow the correct path. There are problems involving perfect squares and estimating square roots. In addition, there are some negative square roots as...

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picture from Bowl Full of Lemons website Wouldn't you love to be this organized! I was on Pinterest the other day and I saw this beautifully organized family history center. When I saw the three ring binders I thought that's what I want my genealogy organization to look like. I know it's going to take some time because I have a lot of information to organize. I know I cannot organize everything at once so I've decided to start with the McIntire's My goal is to write a family history on my McIntire's so now is the time to get all the stuff I have accumulated on them organized. I have my research spread out all over the place: on the computer, file drawers and boxes. Just everywhere! I have two family trees for the McIntire's. I have Family Tree Maker which is on my computer hard drive and I also have an Ancestry.com tree. I have photo files of the McIntire's and I have document files for the McIntire's. Some of them are on my hard drive and others are in my file folders. So it's time to get all the stuff organized! First I got a three ring binder with dividers. Dividers now come larger than usual so that they stick out beyond page protectors. I love them. Second I labeled the dividers with the heads of the household starting with my first male McIntire who is Charles J McIntire. Third I placed the family tree of the McIntire's (the pedigree chart) in the front of the binder. Forth the first thing in each person's tab is their family group sheet. Finally I'm going through all of my records and putting them in page protectors and then inserting them behind the correct male McIntire. If a record is only in digital form I am printing it out including photos. Hopefully when I have this all done I will have a better understanding of what information still needs researching and then ultimately I will be able to write that family history book! Do you organize with 3 ring binders? I would love to hear what you have to say about them. Just let me know in the comment box below. Thanks. Until next time, happy hunting! Kristina

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One Tree Hill was a popular teen drama about the Scott brothers and their friends. But the show featured lots of things that left us scratching our heads.

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For our first 2020 staycation (thanks COVID), we went to the Cotswolds for a long weekend. We had read so many blogs about the best villages in the Cotswolds to explore and came up with a rather extensive list of villages to see. As soon as we arrived in the Cotswolds we headed to 3

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