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My Dad said He Didn’t Want Me as a Daughter Anymore

My dad said he didn’t want me as a daughter anymore. Because I got baptized. It was my 21st birthday. I had to pick. But can you even??...

the Temple is Dangerous

This place is DANGEROUS! It should come with a warning or something….never know what you’re gunna hear when you’re here. It was the...

Chastising + Correcting

Absolutely satan exploits & capitalizes on our corrections, it’s how we even got here, here where ‘needing to repent’ comes with such a...

I Need to do Better

I want to be different & do better… just gunna be honest here, been spending most my time lately in weighted confusion & in deep...

Peter Was the Only One Who Got Off the Boat

It’s true, right? That’s what we do with Peter on the water. & that’s what we do to ourselves. but before we get trapped in the...

In high School I Quit Everything

I ran through 3 of my old schools today for the 1st time since I was a student. I ran past my elementary and I vividly remember every...

I Can’t Believe We Made it Through That

We didn’t have a bed for the first few months we were married, we slept on the floor. (Actually, this in particular didn’t bother either...

the Box Around God

I realized what I knew about God was LIMITING me. I realized I had subconsciously put this box around Him & what He was capable of doing...

30 Things to Think During the Unexpected & Unwanted

1. Am I allowing God to be God? See your seasons through. 2. We are worthy & deserving of EVERYTHING vibrant & blossoming simply b/c we...

16 Ways to Make Prayer More Meaningful

1. Praying out loud can help with a wandering mind. 2. Tell yourself you’re talking to God, instead of “praying.” My kids (& mine),...

“Church” Culture

Hearing the phrase “church culture,” makes me CRINGE. I lived 21 yrs outside the LDS faith. I am from & currently live in the east. I...

“I’m not ok, things are not fine”

When Christian was Mercie’s age, I caught myself unintentionally, but frequently, telling my kids how they should feel. I realized when...