Hello blog-reading world!
Ryan and I are loving being married, as well as our always-creative Family Home Evenings. A lot of people probably are thinking, "Family? You are barely a family!" Contrary to popular belief, there are four of us.
Ryan, Karli, Hissy and Sullivan (Sully). For FHE last night, I planned the activity and treats, Ryan did the song and spiritual thought. We sang "Because I Have Been Given Much" which was really moving since we really have been given SO much! I couldn't be more grateful for our little family. And then, it was time for the activity. I got the idea out of this great book:
Family Home Evening for Newlyweds by: Deborah Pace Rowley (Deseret Book).Page 43: "TP Trails: Take the roll of toilet paper off of the holder in the bathroom, then sit on the floor. Start by taking the roll and beginning to unroll it. While you are unrolling, complete this statement: "I am glad to be married to you because..." You can't stop listing the reasons until the tissue is completely unrolled! The more toilet paper on the roll, the more reasons you need to come up with. When you are finished, hand the empty roll to your spouse. He/she will then roll the toilet paper back onto the roll while giving reasons why he/she is glad to be married to you. After this lesson you can put the lumpy roll back in the bathroom, and all week you will remember the things that were said."
This was such a great activity! We came up with things like, "I love being married to you because you let me buy that butt ugly lamp at the DI" and "I love the way you look at me when you wake up." Needless to say, we fell more in love during this activity. I would highly recommend it for anyone, newlywed or not!
'til next time,
Karli Harvey
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