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Meet
Ellie
Hi! I'm an author, lover of dogs, books, family, and my Savior and Heavenly Father. For sure not in that order. When They speak to me, I try to write it down.
CONFESSIONS
OF A
NEGATIVE (N)ELLIE
Negatvie (N)ellie
Apr 22, 20223 min read
MY BOOK'S PLAYLIST
My mother says that despite the outcome, it is my duty to celebrate this accomplishment. So, you know what? That’s what I’m going to do!...
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Negatvie (N)ellie
Apr 8, 20224 min read
I WROTE A BOOK
I’ve written and rewritten the start to this blog multiple times in my head. Sometimes the outlook had a spark of positivity, most often...
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Negatvie (N)ellie
Mar 25, 20225 min read
AUTHOR AND FINISHER?
Some weeks, the topic of an upcoming blog post is obvious. When a foolish basset hound leads you out into the wilderness, you take that...
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![THE LIGHT OF HIS LOVE](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da2adc_172061b8aac64a8ea5843e3dd6d5acf7~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/da2adc_172061b8aac64a8ea5843e3dd6d5acf7~mv2.webp)
Negatvie (N)ellie
Mar 11, 20226 min read
THE LIGHT OF HIS LOVE
Let me start off by giving you a play-by-play of last Tuesday evening’s events. 6:37 P.M. Finished with a visit and a beauty session with...
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Negatvie (N)ellie
Feb 25, 20224 min read
WE DID IT, GRANDPA.
This is my favorite picture of us. Upon seeing a similar photo of Grandpa J, a Primary child said, “He looks angry, but I can tell he’s...
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Negatvie (N)ellie
Feb 11, 20225 min read
ARE YOU COMING BACK?
We begin our blog today with a tough pill to swallow. One that I am not usually forced to take, leaving me unprepared for the actions...
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Negatvie (N)ellie
Jan 28, 20225 min read
CREATION IN THE CHAOS
Let’s paint a mental image to begin today’s blog post, shall we? I want you to imagine a hypothetical twenty-six-year-old who, after what...
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Negatvie (N)ellie
Jan 14, 20224 min read
THE DOG WE DIDN’T DESERVE
Sometimes I forget that this blog is something I do for me. A fact that should be unforgettable, seeing as the majority of my readers are...
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![A YEAR OF GOD’S LOVE](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da2adc_c8e1793ced12490ca4a6d9842dd56c9f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/da2adc_c8e1793ced12490ca4a6d9842dd56c9f~mv2.webp)
Negatvie (N)ellie
Dec 31, 20216 min read
A YEAR OF GOD’S LOVE
This was not the blog that was supposed to be written this week. Or, I guess put in better words, it was not the blog I had planned to...
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Negatvie (N)ellie
Dec 17, 20217 min read
UNWANTED GIFTS
Perhaps it’s the time of year, perhaps it’s the endless rolls of wrapping paper and ribbon that are blocking the aisles at the stores, or...
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