by Danielle Ellis

Work plays a huge role in our lives. Parents try to teach their children to work. Young adults go out into the world to find their first “real job,” and plan to work for forty years or more. Older adults plan ways in earnest that they can support themselves without “working.” We buy special clothes for our work, buy cars to take us to work, buy pricey educations to help us get better work.

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by Dave Ellis

My oldest daughter has recently taken up soccer, or football for you continental-types. We tried signing her up when she was five, but she didn’t like it when the other kids took the ball from her. She still wanted us to sign her up, but only because she wanted to keep the uniform.

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This issue of Desert Saints Magazine is our fifth anniversary edition. 60 issues! What a wonderful journey these last five years have been.

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by Amy McDonald

I was raised by an amazing mother. Although she had many positive qualities and winning parental methods, one in particular stands out to me: she encouraged my efforts to work.

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by Daneille Ellis

Speaking to a gathering of thousands of women at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Dr. Steven Covey had a very important message: affirm the preciousness and intrinsic worth of each child.

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Name Withheld

Forgiveness is an important teaching of our Savior Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, I’ve had a difficult time with this principle.

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by Tina Scott

“Where do you work?” is a familiar question from people I meet.

“I’m a housewife.”

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by Paula Clark

With the rise of interest rates and less business, the latest trend in the mortgage industry is called Mortgage Planning. The overall goal of a Mortgage Planner is to get you to borrow all of the equity out of your home (thereby earning the Mortgage Planner a fat commission), then for you to invest in a wide range of investments, from high-risk stocks to relatively safe whole life insurance contracts.

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by Amy McDonald

For women, staying home full-time to raise children can mean the loss of knowledge and marketable skills that they have spent years honing. Men may face similar challenges due to unemployment or disability. Here are some ways to avoid losing touch with the working world:

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by LaRae Free Kerr

In 1882, little one-year-old Lawrence Free, son of Preston Free, Jr., died of cholera infantum. In 1912, Preston Free and wife joined several other couples for an evening of music and singing in Centreville (sic) where popcorn and a fine lunch were served. In 1913, Mr. and Mrs. Preston Free’s daughter of Los Angeles came to visit for a month or six weeks. In 1916 Mrs. Preston Free was quite ill. In 1917 Preston Free’s wagon was hit by an automobile, preventing Mr. Free from walking for several months.

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by Gail Jackson

A name brand label does not automatically mean the product is superior. A brand name does indicate the company has a large and successful advertising budget.

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By Steve Tracy, MA NAFP MFT

Question: My husband was injured at work and is at home for a few months. To help make ends meet I have gotten a part time job, so I’m gone during the day. I get home about a half hour after the children return from school. My husband helps the best he can at home but has to stay mostly in bed. It seems we are all on edge and arguing has increased. What can we do to help settle things down?

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by Andrea Lauritzen

“Where are Joshey’s shoes?
Where could they be now?
“Maybe a monster ate them,
or an elephant, or cow.”
“Perhaps something’s carried them off,
or they’ve walked away by themselves.”
“Could they have floated away,
or hidden atop the shelves?
Are they waiting inside the toy box,
or peeking out from beneath the stairs?
What if we can find only one?”
“But shoes always come in pairs.”
“Where are Joshey’s shoes?
Where could they be now?
“We must look everywhere.
We must find them somehow.”
“Did a giraffe chew them to pieces?
Did an alligator swallow them whole?
Perhaps, a tiny mischievious fairy
has set them high on a pole.”
“Maybe Joshey lost them
when he went out to play.
We must find those shoes!
We must find them today!
“Did a witch turn them into a pumpkin,
a toadstool, spider, or frog?
Perhaps they have wandered away.”
“Or been carried off by a dog.”
“Maybe they’re lost in the forest
frightened of every sound.”
“Wherever those shoes have gone
they certainly must be found.”
“Let’s look outside in the woodpile.
Or indoors beneath the couch.”
“Could they have moved to Australia
to live in a kangaroos pouch?”
“They are either in the house
or somewhere very close by.”
“Perhaps, the reason they’re hiding
is because they are awfully shy.”
“We have searched inside and out.”
We have peeked in every nook.”
“But our search is not yet ended.
We have one more place to look.”
“Let’s glance under the bed.
It’s the last place we’ll look today.”
“Oh, here are Joshey’s shoes.”
“Where he left them yesterday.”

by Kara Sommer

These wonderful cans are quick to make and require few supplies. They are versatile and can be used for any occasion. How about using them for birthday party favors, thank you gifts, or visiting teaching handouts? Just remember to use a can that does not have a rounded bottom because the safety edge can opener can’t “hook” on.

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Henderson Salsa Challenge
Saturday, October 14th from 11a.m. – 5 p.m.
Henderson Pavilion
Henderson Salsa Challenge. The challenge will take place Saturday, Oct. 14, from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. All-day live entertainment, salsa tasting, jalapeno eating contest, food vendors and salsa chefs competing for the best salsa.

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