Object Lessons: A Great Teaching Method Object lessons win the prize for a memorable family teaching method. An object lesson is a lesson where a physical object is used to illustrate a point. Here are my personal favorites: The Floating Orange, Is It Immersed?, Both Sides of the Stick, and Just Pick Up the Treat […]
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Mom’s Birthday FHE Ideas
What do you do for family home evening when someone in your family is having a birthday during the week? Well, it’s my birthday this Saturday! The big 3-7. In our family, whoever has a birthday during the week gets to pick the FHEasy lesson, something from the family-home-evening-activity box, and the FHE treat if […]
7 Quotes by Martin Luther King
In honor of Martin Luther King Day next Monday, I’ve collected seven quotes for you to share during family home evening, or, if you prefer, you can read one quote per day as you follow along with the scriptures for Martin Luther King Day in FHEasy. I’m giving them out a week early to remind […]
Quick FHE Idea for New Year’s
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Let’s make 2017 the year that FHE becomes FHEasy! My goal is to support as many families as I can to make the wonderful traditions of family home evening and scripture study smooth, fun, and effective. There’s so much beauty in having your family close and happy, and there’s great peace of […]
Hoping to Lose Weight Next Year?
I sure hope you had a wonderful Christmas yesterday! It’s natural after Christmas to start thinking of the past year and the coming year. For many people, they’re already planning their health goals and strategies, and for that reason, I want to introduce you to my wonderful health coach, Sarah Klein. I met Sarah after […]
3 Tips for FHE on Halloween
Halloween is tomorrow! My kids have been looking forward to it for months. And it’s a little crazy around here. But FHE is FHE and this year it lands on Halloween. Now, normally, I don’t correlate my FHE lessons with Halloween. I mean, I guess I could kind of connect it to the idea of […]
FHEasy’s in the Warehouse!
Hi, there! Just a quick post to share that FHEasy is now at Cedar Fort’s warehouse. Also, someone told me that the books they pre-ordered arrived today even though official publication isn’t till November 8th. So, please sign up for the free lesson on this website if you haven’t already and check out the format. […]
Sunday-Sundae Object Lesson
Today I want to share with you a fun object lesson that I use in FHEasy in the “Sabbath Day Observance” lesson: making a yummy sundae (BTW – This activity was adapted from Richard R. Eubank’s book Is There an Object to Your Lesson?, page 66.) Set out a couple flavors of ice cream and […]
How to Get Confident about FHE
This is the third post in a series about common challenges with FHE: Time issues, Mood issues, and now the issue of getting to family night and not knowing what to do. NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO Wow. This is a hard one to face at family home evening time, but actually an easy one […]
FHE: Mood Issues
Is anyone in your family ever tired and grumpy right when family home evening is supposed to start? Or do you have a mix of tired adults and wired little ones? Whatever the case is at your house, one thing’s certain: everyone’s mood affects how family home evening unfolds. You can be a powerful influence […]