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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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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Dec 3, 20215 min read
PARABLE OF THE SALAD JARS
There once was a youngish mooch who had lived with her parents far past the point either mother, father, or even she had expected. With...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Nov 19, 20216 min read
THE BOOKS THAT MADE ME
I’ve been doing a lot of complaining on here as of late, if you hadn't noticed. (No need to inform me whether or not you did. Which...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Nov 5, 20214 min read
AN ADULT’S PRAYER
With dogs running around me, and worries pressed heavily against my heart, I cast my eyes up the sky. Begging, just begging for things to...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Oct 22, 20214 min read
GOOD MEDICINE
This, is Miss. Hershey Sue. She doesn't make the blog very often because she is the only obedient dog we own, meaning that few funny...
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