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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
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and this is especially true when it comes to the holidays at Universal Studios Hollywood. We experienced opening weekend of Grinchmas last weekend so I’ll share how to make the most of holidays at Universal Studios Hollywood. It’ll just take a hungry belly, an appetite for some […]
I just wrote up a post about how this past week I decided to be spontaneous and take my family on a much needed mini vacation. We first drove up to Donner Summit for a couple of hours of snow play, which you can read about HERE, then to stay a night or two in […]
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RECIPES
As part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias®, I shopped at Save Mart for their Pick 5 and Save promotion, and created a tasty meal for my family. My family is always on board with any task I have to complete that involves food, and them eating it! I am definitely on a mission this […]
February – it’s a month of hearts, love, and all-things cherry! Those are all things I can get on board with, so I am more than happy to jump on the band wagon with my Mini Cherry Hand Pies. I love to whip up these little bites of cherry and cream cheese goodness for those […]
As we continue to spend more days by the pool, and do more of our cooking on the grill, I have made a goal to get creative with our dinners. I am currently on a no-carb kick with my husband, so that means lots of meat and veggies for us. I get tired of just […]
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