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Chocolatey Thoughts: The Tough Questions
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Thursday, June 12, 2014. It's come out in the news. Men shouldn't use their priesthood authority to dominate or lord over anyone. In fact, the church teaches that any man who tries to do so is unworthy to carry the priesthood. The priesthood is about service. It's about helping, uplifting, and blessing others. It's a sacred responsibility. Does having the priesthood make men better or more important than women? And we are therefore better suited for different things. We compliment each other. 8220;The tr...
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Chocolatey Thoughts: To Thine Own Self Be True
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Monday, December 9, 2013. To Thine Own Self Be True. I was video chatting with my husband the other night, and he was telling me a bit about the psychology classes he was taking for the Master's degree he's working on. He told me that studies show that girls are more likely to be influenced by their peers than boys are. She made me do this. (j/k). Someone said she needed "more color". Girls are more manipulative than boys, too. Again, this is all exaggeration - not every. Not a real queen bee. I think th...
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Chocolatey Thoughts: Aaaaaand.... THERE'S the Happy Ending!
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Saturday, March 29, 2014. Aaaaaand. THERE'S the Happy Ending! As some of you may know, today I was having a rotten day due to a particularly sadistic dream my brain whipped up. Long story short, I woke up wondering if I actually make any kind of difference or impact as a human being, or whether I'm ultimately useless and replaceable. My brain was coming down on the side of "useless and replaceable.". Like I said, rotten day. Such a tiny change, but such a huge impact. The theme of the entire meeting was ...
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Chocolatey Thoughts: The Moody Moving Blues
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014. The Moody Moving Blues. Okay, those of you who know me know that I moved a few months ago. The move I'm talking about today isn't super recent. We moved to California right after school got out in Texas, so we've been here almost three months. But even though the boxes are unpacked, Evie's settling into her new school, and we've gotten relatively familiar with the area, "the move" is still happening in a sense. It's still a trial in one very specific way. And then we do. I'm sur...
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Chocolatey Thoughts: A Real Man
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014. As my husband has been deployed the past few months, we've found that sometimes it's hard to find things to talk about. We're lucky because we get to talk to each other almost every day, either through Facebook chat or Skype. But he's not doing much on his deployment that is terribly exciting, and life here is business as usual. So sometimes we have to get creative to find things to discuss. Good a man he really is. He was talking with an Army guy a few weeks back and mentioned ...
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Chocolatey Thoughts: January 2013
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013. The Lord teaches us and molds us with one thing at a time. If He tried to pour all understanding on our heads at one time, we would be overwhelmed and would probably give up immediately. Instead, in His great wisdom, He goes at our. Pace Sometimes we're in a place where we're spiritually prepared to receive a great deal of understanding. At other times - most of the time - we receive understanding in bits and pieces. God weeps with us when we weep. He feels our anguish, an...
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Chocolatey Thoughts: July 2013
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Friday, July 19, 2013. Lose the Battle, Win the War. Next month will be officially six years since we started trying for baby #2. It simultaneously seems like a short amount of time - just look how fast Evie has grown! That last week of every cycle is grueling. Especially on the rare occasions when I don't see the spotting right away. Usually I do, and that ends the question, and I can move on. But when it starts late, it gets my hopes skyrocketing up every time. For me, that is unheard of! This time, th...
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Chocolatey Thoughts: February 2013
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Saturday, February 2, 2013. The problem is that, once you judge someone like that, it's hard to see what else they have to offer. You're limiting yourself by your judgments and definitions of what a person "is.". Back in the day, not so long ago, people were defined by the color of their skin, or their nationality. This isn't a new thing. Just because I'm musical doesn't mean I have no other talents to offer. Just because I seem confident doesn't mean I'm not a weeping mess on a regular basis. Just becau...
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Chocolatey Thoughts: December 2012
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Monday, December 17, 2012. I've been thinking a lot over the past few days. Ever since those 20 children and 6 women were murdered by Adam Lanza, it's weighed heavily on my mind. And looking at the few faces that have been displayed so far, these kids even look like my own daughter. They have the same chubby cheeks, the same clear eyes, the same bright, hopeful smiles. Everything in that description fits Evie. These two girls are so similar. So this whole event has become kind of personal for me. I h...
