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Introduction to blog by Carleen Tanner

1/23/2013

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I love being a mom!  I have ten wonderful children and soon will have 36 grandchildren.  What an adventure this has been.  I had my ten children in twelve years and there were no twins.  They were all close in age.  Needless to say I have experienced a lot of ups and downs.  I have five girls and  five boys.  Over the years there are a few things I have learned about being a mom.  I have made a lot of mistakes and learned a lot of great lessons.  I think I learned more from my children than they learned from me.  How I have loved the journey and cherish the memories of them being little.

I was raised by a military father.  I was quick to obey.  I soon learned with my own children that all little ones do not respond that way.  I learned quickly that I could not raise my children the way I was raised.  The world has changed and I needed to learn how to be a parent.  Some of the great lessons I have learned will be posted here and hopefully they will be of some help to you as you journey through parenthood.

One of the things I learned early on, was that when I was trying to teach my children, my attitude was one of the most important elements.   Elder David McConkie (Ensign Nov 2010) said that "what matters most in learning is attitude..attitude of the teacher" ( and in this case the attitude of the parent.)  If I want to be able to teach my children and have them learn then I need to have a good attitude.  He tells the story of an elderly Danish man who was called to teach a class of 15 year olds.  This teacher had a great deal of difficulty with the language and with his ability to teach but the boys "could have warmed their hands by the fire of his faith."

I wanted my children to be able to warm their hands by the fire of my faith and my love for them.  This will be our journey--to find ways to build that fire to warm their hearts with our love and faith.
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Tracy Trautman link
1/23/2013 11:40:50 pm

I am Carleen's FAVORITE daughter, Tracy. Thank you Andrea for helping get this site going! My mom is so amazing, and has such great things to share - but snail mail isn't that effective anymore! I know she appreciates all of your support in her efforts to help families in this valley. NICE WORK and THANK YOU! (Now I can post too!!)

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Kimber Dawn
1/24/2013 01:14:33 am

Thank YOU, Tracy... for taking care of our little ones. I really appreciate what you ladies do!

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Andrea Hansen
1/24/2013 12:13:20 am

You are welcome Tracy. This has been such a fun thing to do. Sister Tanner is amazing! I have learned so much and this is just my way of helping to share what she has done for me with anyone else that is looking for answers.

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Kimber Dawn
1/24/2013 01:21:55 am

You are wonderful Andrea. Your blog as been so helpful. I know it takes Time and Effort...thank you !!

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Juston
10/1/2015 09:01:15 am

Great class. Learning Father.

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