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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


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...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Apr 8, 20224 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...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Mar 25, 20225 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...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Mar 11, 20226 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...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Feb 25, 20224 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
Feb 11, 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 28, 20225 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
Jan 14, 20224 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 31, 20216 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 17, 20217 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
Dec 3, 20215 min read
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