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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


CONSTANT AWARENESS
“You don’t need to say another prayer.” I informed myself as I turned into the packed parking lot. “You’ve already said one.” With a...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Jul 15, 20224 min read


MY FATHERS
While listening to the Mother’s Day messages shared that bright, Sunday morning, I was touched by the kindness and thought the speakers...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Jun 17, 20225 min read


WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
“What were you thinking?” In response to my inquiry, the dog’s happy-go-lucky expression silently spoke the well-known truth. “I wasn’t.”...
Negatvie (N)ellie
May 20, 20224 min read


BECAUSE OF YOU, I KNOW HIM.
“I can’t believe it.” My snort echoed in the empty room, chilled orange juices burning my forearms as I collected them from the breakfast...
Negatvie (N)ellie
May 6, 20224 min read


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
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