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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


THIS IS NOT A RUT
Sometimes the ruts of life are so hard. With all your might, all your prayers, and all your tears, you continually push the gas pedal to...
Negatvie (N)ellie
May 7, 20215 min read


BROTHERLY LOVE
I've been thinking a lot about love lately. No, not that kind of love. Seriously, do you people know me at all? Obviously, Grandpa J’s...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Apr 23, 20216 min read
SAVED BY GRANDPA
In the almost four years of my blogging career, rarely have I felt the need to skip a week. Sure, there were countless times when I just...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Apr 9, 20214 min read


HOW I’M SUPPOSED TO FEEL
I know how I’m supposed to feel. I’m supposed to feel devastated. Lost and unsure, my world off kilter now that your weighted presence is...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Mar 26, 20216 min read


REDO TESTIMONY
Even though this introduction is completely out of place, ruining the flow of the post and driving my perfectionist mind insane, I could...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Feb 26, 202111 min read


PERSISTENCE IS KEY
It is a well known fact here in the world of Negative (N)ellie that one basset hound reigns supreme as my nemesis. Proudly, she claims...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Feb 13, 20216 min read


ACCEPTING HIS PEACE
Prepare yourselves. You, my brave reader, are about to get an inside look into the mind of Negative (N)ellie. It can be a dark, scary...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Jan 29, 20215 min read


ALWAYS THERE
“How much longer?” “Just a few more seconds!” “I have absolutely no balance this early in the morning!” “I know! But we’re almost there....
Negatvie (N)ellie
Dec 18, 20204 min read
CURRENTLY TRENDING
In case you managed to miss the overwhelmingly gloomy, murmur-ridden posts I have released over the past few months, here is a quick...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Nov 20, 20203 min read
WONDERFUL TRIALS
A couple of weeks ago, a good friend recognized the difficult time I was walking through, and sent me a scripture to help lift my...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Nov 6, 20204 min read
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