“Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us” is something we say every Sunday during church, but while it’s easy to SAY how important it is to forgive and be forgiven, it can be much more difficult to do. This week, make forgiveness tangible with a combination art project/science experiment that’s fun and meaningful for the whole family!

Last week, we shared a new way to express gratitude for our own blessings. This week, we’d like to encourage you to turn your focus outward, and think about blessing others – specifically, using a paper “fortune teller” to spread your blessings in a creative way!

From the hymns to the sermon, the word of the day during today’s service was gratitude. Even when things are difficult, there’s so much to be grateful for! Creating a gratitude tree can help your family tap into that feeling and, even more importantly, help it grow.

Whatever your opinion on Olympic gymnast Simone Biles choosing to withdraw from the competition, her decision opened the door for some extremely important conversations about prioritizing self-care. We’d like to continue that conversation right here, by encouraging your entire family to re-frame your perspective on self-care and to devote some time to it in the coming week.

Arizona has been blessed with several consecutive days of rainy weather, and aside from the hardships of fallen trees and flooded streets, it has been a welcome change for many of us. Such days are also a wonderful invitation to immerse yourself in an activity far too few of us are able to make time for on a regular basis: reading.