Home Evenings With Lee Ann Setzer's Family

Author Lee Ann Setzer recently posted an interesting idea for Family Home Evenings on the A Ton of Authors and a Wannabe blog. I thought her idea excellent, and emailed asking permission to post it here.

Lee Ann is the author of several books for children, such as Tiny Talks, the Sariah McDuff series, I Am Ready for Baptism, and Gathered: A Novel of Ruth.

Here is the Setzer family's Adverb Home Evening. This can be adapted to any size, any age family.

1. Get out the hymnbook.

2. Open to page 1, or any page you like.

3. Look at the upper left of any hymn, near the top. There should be an adverb: “resolutely,” “reverently,” “cheerfully,” etc.

4. Now that you know where to look, page through the hymnbook, reading the adverbs. Soon you’ll have a whole list of positive, but very different adverbs. Notice that they tend to cluster—a whole set of “resolutely,” “firmly,” “diligently,” followed by the “happily” family, and so on.

5. Sing your favorite hymns. Try to make them sound like the specified adverb.

6. Now think about yourself. Which of the adverbs describe you? Do many of them describe you, but at different times? Is it “better” to live “cheerfully” or “reverently”? Or are Heavenly Father’s children as varied and wonderful as the songs of Zion? Which adverbs would you like to incorporate more of into your life?

7. Have refreshments...Symphony bars?

POOF! Family home evening!