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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
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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...
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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...
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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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Negatvie (N)ellie
Oct 8, 20214 min read
IT IS HARD
I know what you’re thinking. No way. There is no way those idiots got another dog. You, my wise, young friend, would be wrong. We did...
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Negatvie (N)ellie
Sep 10, 20214 min read
26
26. That’s not really a birthday people go out of their way to celebrate, is it? There's no sash, no dedicated balloons, no level...
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Negatvie (N)ellie
Aug 27, 20214 min read
ONE BY ONE KINDA LOVE
I can’t feel His love anymore. At least, not lately. Logically, deep in my bones, I know it's there. I have felt it, embraced it,...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Aug 13, 20215 min read
BLOG TAG
Four years. For almost four years, I have been documenting and scripting my various bouts of crying, whining, and complaining for all to...
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Negatvie (N)ellie
Jul 30, 20215 min read
FIGHTING CHANGE
Ahh, a girl and her basset hound. I’ve never seen a photograph capture a relationship of mine with such incredible precision and clarity....
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Negatvie (N)ellie
Jul 16, 20213 min read
THE WORTH OF SOULS
This morning, stressed and anxious, and needing a run more than anything else in the world, I went on a hunt for my running shoes. After...
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