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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
On our most recent family vacation, we traveled down the California coast and saw and did so many neat things. Although we had lovely views out our car window, and we had amazing activities planned for our stops, that doesn’t mean the entire car ride was going to be peachy keen. I know my […]
School ended a couple of weeks ago and we kicked off summer with a bang! As soon as school got out, I loaded the family in the car and we drove to Yosemite! I hadn’t been since I was a kid so I was long overdue. My 6th grade twins had a science camp at […]
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RECIPES
Lemon-Blueberry Cake I saw some gorgeous Lemon-Blueberry Cupcakes on Pinterest, and just knew I had to try them. However, I’m not a fan of making cupcakes because it’s too labor intensive for a busy blogger mom. So, I thought I would convert the recipe to a cake and make life easier/yummier. It worked perfectly, and […]
I am being compensated by Idahoan, to feature their new soups, as part of the Mom It Forward Influencer Network. All opinions expressed are my own. December was filled with different sick bugs being passed from kid to parents, back to kid and back to parents again. Unfortunately it’s carried over into January, but hopefully […]
With talk and plans of Thanksgiving, I’m sure there is a bit of worry for those with dietary restrictions. I’m hosting 30 people at my house, so you better believe there are a few with different dietary needs (gluten free, dairy free, vegan, etc). I don’t have an extreme diet I need to adhere to other […]
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