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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
WHAT DO YOU DO?
We all have that thing. The trial, struggle, difficulty, or flaw, that we just cannot seem to shake, no matter how many times we try to...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Mar 1, 20194 min read
MEMORIES FROM BYU
One of the questions that I tend to get asked the most is: “Are you ever going to go back to BYU?” If I am being completely honest, I’d...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Feb 15, 20195 min read
ENJOYING THIS STAGE
I know this may come as a shock to some of you, but I am a little bit of a worrier. I have just always had that responsibility bone in my...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Feb 1, 20193 min read
LITTLE CHANGES
Today is one of those days where I am staring at my laptop screen, wondering: Why anyone bothers to ever read anything I write? What in...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Jan 18, 20194 min read
ONE YEAR IN
First things first, we all need to give ourselves a giant pat on the back. Y’all, we somehow made it through this intense, crazy first...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Jan 4, 20193 min read


MY BOOK OF MORMON CHALLENGE
In October of 2018, our beloved Prophet challenged us to complete a few specific, inspired tasks. One of the included tasks was to finish...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Dec 28, 20186 min read
ONE THOUSAND APOLOGIES
I have a confession to make, and I am sorry to say that it may hurt many of you. Alright, deep breaths everyone. Get yourself mentally...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Dec 14, 20184 min read


THE SAME THREE GIFTS
This year has been quite the doozy, and it for sure did not turn out like the image I had created in my head. I figured I might...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Dec 7, 20186 min read
A LETTER TO THE STINKER
“So, what are your Thanksgiving plans for this year?” “Oh, my little brother gets back from his mission in early December, so we are just...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Nov 30, 20184 min read
WHAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW
About a month ago, one of my best friends from high school was able to come down and visit me (our other best friend is currently busy...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Nov 23, 20184 min read
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