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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
How To Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular Are you due for an exciting adventure? Take your kids to experience dragons, vikings, romance and more, with How To Train your Dragon Live Spectacular. This past week, I took the entire family to the Sleep Train Amphitheatre, get to know Hiccup and his clan of Scottish vikings. […]
This summer, Keith and I took the whole family to the mid-west for a family reunion. Because we are a family of 6, we often run into the dilemma of one room or two, except when we luck out with a local Embassy Suites. Embassy Suites was once again there for us with spectacular family […]
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RECIPES
Marshmallow S’mores Bars I just got back from a family reunion where I wanted to wow everyone with a fun and tasty treat. I decided to make these Marshmallow S’mores Bars, which comes from a Betty Crocker contest. If you can’t whip up a fire anytime you want, to roast marshmallows, this tasty S’mores treat […]
Cake and I, we go way back. Just the thought of pairing strawberry cake and cream cheese frosting, yellow cake with chocolate frosting, and lemon on lemon, makes my mouth water. The only issue I have with cake is that oftentimes a 9×13 dish is more cake than I need. I’d love to say I […]
It’s state testing week and my kids are not happy about it! It’s the first year Miss Bea has had to partake in the “fun” since she’s in 3rd grade, but she’s being a trooper about it. Granted she’s my best student. The boys (7th grade) are trying to get my to buy them gum […]
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