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A few years ago, I realized that I didn't feel the same joy about Christmas as my 3rd great grandmother did. After reading her journal, I knew I needed to make some changes. To read her journal entry about Christmas, click here. #1- I don’t decorate my home in Christmas colors. I just don’t like red and green, and especially when combined. I gave away most of my Christmas decorations and now I put up a tree in October that I take down in February. I call it my “Winter tree” and it is in my favorite colors of chocolate brown and Tiffany blue. It is covered with snow-themed ornaments and woodland creatures. I absolutely love it. #2- I don’t do Christmas cards anymore. Instead, I strive to write a handwritten note to each family that sends me a Christmas card. This takes me months to get done, and I don’t always get to all of them. I thank them for their card and comment on how much their family has grown (if applic...

The Repentance Paradox: A Tale of Two Teacups

I have a confession. I have broken the Word of Wisdom. Source To find out more about the LDS Church’s Word of Wisdom, click here. I was 7 years old and in 2 nd grade. Can you see me? I'm hard to spot because I look like a boy. Let's just say the pixie cut didn't do much for me. My teacher taught us how to make mugs out of pottery. She decided to throw a tea party after they came out of the kiln and were glazed. I knew that as Mormons we weren’t supposed to drink tea, but I really loved my teacher Mrs. Fox This is a picture I drew of her. and I was excited to drink out of something I had made with my own hands. I also had no idea how to say no to my teacher. I was conflicted. The fateful day arrived. We all sat at our desks where our lumpy, crooked mugs resting on a small, square white napkin waiting for the teacher to pour the hot liquid so that we could d...

Jesus Wants You to Have a Happy New Year

When you hear the words, “New Year’s Resolution,” what comes to mind? Guilt? Excitement? Apathy? Energy? The emotions that come from New Year’s Resolutions might be the result of what tends to motivate you. Gretchen Rubin wrote a New York Best Seller book titled The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People’s Lives Better, Too) . In this book she offers a quiz to discover what motivation works best based on your tendency. She says people tend to fall into one of four categories: Obliger, Upholder, Questioner, or Rebel. While we slide around all four of them, we tend to land in one of them most of the time. If you would like to talk the quiz and see what your tendencies are, click here. It’s completely free but does require that you submit your email to get the results. How we feel about New Year’s Resolutions can reveal our tendency. Obligers – “I don’t like to make New Year’s Resolutions. I never k...

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