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The Weight of Obedience: When Priesthood Counsel Caused Harm
In the Mormon church, obedience is taught from an early age. Trusting priesthood leaders, even when it’s hard, is seen as an act of faith. But for me, obedience in Mormonism often meant setting aside my own intuition and handing over decisions that should have been mine. This part of my story is deeply personal. […]
TRAVEL
Charleston, South Carolina has always been on my list of cities to visit. I’ve always found photos of Charleston to be charming and to evoke such rich US history. I finally got to visit Charleston, with my husband, in the fall. I fell in love with the city and would go back in a heartbeat. […]
It’s no secret that I like to have some serious fun at theme parks. Each of my 4 kids feel the same way, but my husband can take it or leave it. He doesn’t like crowds or long lines. When I told him we’d be visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter (yes, he is […]
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RECIPES
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of TruMoo Milk . All opinions are 100% mine. I don’t care how big of a lunch I pack my kids for school each day, they always come home hungry (and usually sweaty from afternoon P.E.). They would be content to sit on the couch and […]
Homemade Country Vanilla Ice Cream Nearly everytime we visit my in-laws, grandpa has the kids help him make homemade ice cream. It’s kind of their thing to do together. Most ice cream makers these days have an electric feature, but grandpa still has the kids do a little old fashion cranking, just for the experience. […]
Changing time zones frequently can really mess with a person’s internal clock. I don’t know how people do it so frequently. In the past week I have been in PDT, EDT, back to PDT, CDT and back to PDT again. That’s a lot of changing around! With the time changes I have noticed that where […]
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