Simply Jaimie

  February was a big game month for our family. Lilly Belle and I both discovered a love for board games and that left us wanting to play on other nights of the week as well as Sunday. In case you are wondering - Lilly usually beats me! Here are the games we played in February 1. Machi Koro 2. Planet 3. Downforce 4. Takenoko 5. Kingdomino 6. Abandon all Artichokes 7. Settlers of Zarahemla (with friends) 8. 3 Rounds (with friends) 9. Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza 10. Santorini our family favorite board game for the month = Downforce our family favorite card game for the month = Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza our family favorite party game for the month = 3 rounds games we added to our collection in February = Planet, Takenoko, Abandon all Artichokes, Kingdomino, Happy City, Santorini, Draftosaurus,  & Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza we really loved all the games we played this month!

 This year, one of my goals is to create more opportunities to spend time together. We already have our Friday night movie night where I make homemade pizza, and then we watch a movie together.  We all enjoy movie night, but I wanted something that would have us talking, laughing, and enjoying each others company without screens. So now we have Sunday night game and dessert night! Each Sunday night, I make a yummy dessert and we sit down together at the table and play a game. With a wide variety of ages, we have to try to find games that are fun for kids and adults. This isn't always successful and I will provide more blog posts of each game we play at a later date. Overall, we have enjoyed all the games we played in January.  Here are the games we played in January 1. Sleeping Queens 2. Catan 3. King of Tokyo 4. Gnoming Around 5. Machi Koro Our family favorite for the month = Machi Koro & King of Tokyo Games we added to our collection in January = Downforce,  K...

Genesis 3:21 (Moses 4:27) “Unto Adam and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skin, and clothed them.” Notice who clothed Adam and Eve in their coats of skin? While Satan left Adam and Eve to make their fig leaves apron by themselves, God personally clothed them. In order to clothe a person in coats of skin ( presumably ) an animal sacrifice would have had to be made. There is tremendous symbolism in this with regards to our Savior, Jesus Christ. He would perform the ultimate sacrifice and inevitably die for our sins. His atonement is the only thing that will be able to truly "cover" our sins/mistakes. Atonement means to cover. "Each of us can be covered through the atonement of the Savior. A covering that provides warmth, comfort, and blots out our sins." ( YouTube video - Aprons of Fig Leaves and Coats of Skins.) The coats of skin is evidence of God's wisdom being superior to man's. ( Wikipedia ) I love the scripture found in Abraham 2:8, "My ...

 I have always been fascinated with the scripture, "And I did cause that the women should spin, and toil, and work, and work all manner of fine linen, yea, and cloth of every kind, that we might clothe our nakedness; and thus we did prosper in the land - thus we did have continual peace in the land. . . " found in Mosiah 10:5. What did women making clothes have to do with prosperity and peace? I did a mini study on this verse and similar verses which I will share later; however, today, I would like to share my thoughts on a couple verses found in Genesis 4. One talks about Adam and Eve covering themselves with fig leaves and the other mentions God covering Adam and Eve with coats of skin. This is what I learned: At the end of each post, there will be a free printable to use for your own study. Fig Leaves Genesis 3:7 (Moses 4:13) - And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. What did...