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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
I know it has been a couple of weeks now since my family and I took our mini vacation to Reno, NV, but I still had one more segment of our trip that I wanted to share with you. For part 3 of our vacation, we visited Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum, also known […]
Much of day 4 of our New England fall foliage driving tour was spent getting from New Hampshire to Maine. You can read about day 3 here, if you haven’t already. It wasn’t a long drive, but day 3 had us pretty wiped out. Fortunately, we were set up for a very nice stay (comped) […]
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RECIPES
Frosted Chocolate Pound Cake This simple Frosted Chocolate Pound Cake is inspired by Nancy Creative. If you can’t tell already, I LOVE chocolate desserts! Okay, okay – I really enjoy all kinds of desserts. This chocolate pound cake is a little rich, dense and perfectly pairs with a fluffy buttercream frosting. The nice thing about […]
Can you believe I haven’t done a single bit of holiday baking yet? I feel so behind! I’m just about done with all my Christmas shopping so that feels pretty good. My teenager was a tough one this year! I full intend to do lots of baking this week so I have goodies to take […]
Every year without any effort or thought, I can count on my plum tree producing an abundance of delicious Santa Rosa Plums. I can almost set my clock by the appearance of my tasty plums. They ripen and are ready to eat right around June 10th! There’s nothing more satisfying than walking out to the yard […]
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