Creating Beauty From Ashes

A blogger I follow recently wrote for the first time about the abuse she experienced growing up. For 30 years she’s managed to shove it beneath the surface of her life without ever talking about it or addressing it. And she has done an amazing job of it. Despite those damaging experiences, she is a [...]

Letter To My Younger Self

Dear Little Blue, You don’t really need this letter, because you’ll eventually figure all these things out on your own, but if I could share a few insights with you, I’d let you know that even though it feels like there’s not a soul on earth who’d really care if you ceased to exist, in [...]

By Their Fruits…

“We believe the bible to be the word of God, as far as it is translated correctly.” Article of Faith 8 “If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report, or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.” Article of Faith 13 As members of the church, I think we sometimes believe this in theory, [...]

Strategies for Managing Conflict

  “It’s been a crazy day. Let’s go out for dinner, honey.   We can go to the pizza joint around the corner. “ “Well, eating out is a good idea, but that place has a carb heavy menu, so let’s go to the soup and salad place instead.” “Um, it’s pricey, and it’s on the [...]

Sharing my Husband

My sister has known my husband longer than I have. They went to the same high school, and she was friends with his sister long before he and I ever met. For those who don’t know the story, Nathan and I met in a debate round. I’m pretty sure no other love story has such [...]

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