Nancy N. Blackburn

Death is not the End!

I feel like death surrounds me intimately. Not my own death, but the death of loved ones and loved ones of friends. My heart aches for us in our losses, for the Lord told us that we would live in so much love that we would mourn the passing of those we loved (D&C 42:45).Continue reading “Death is not the End!”

Back from the Brink

The Brink Well shoot. Never thought I’d be sharing this. This is really scary for me, but I want people to know so they can find hope, for themselves or others. It was internet sites like afsp.org that brought me back from the brink of despair and prevented my suicide. One of the major symptomsContinue reading “Back from the Brink”

Just when you think you aren’t making a difference…

State of anxiety So… I’ve been in a state of anxiety ever since this summer when I conceived the idea of a group of people using their God-given gifts (Which sounds silly, but is accurate: they are gifts God gave us after all!) and talents to uplift the lives of others. Then someone challenged meContinue reading “Just when you think you aren’t making a difference…”

Living half a life

It can be hard to do what we dream. Hard because it’s new. It’s different to us. When we do new things we can look silly, people doubt us, we fall on our butts, we embarrass ourselves, we look incompetent, etc., etc., etc. But even if you end up looking silly, losing friends, stuttering yourContinue reading “Living half a life”

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The conversation of the sick

It goes like this: Zeke: I sick. Me: I sick. Dad: I sick. Wait a couple minutes… Me: I sick. Zeke: I sick. Dad: I sick. Repeat. It is also texted and IM’ed when it hurts too much to talk or if you’re in different rooms and can’t move. Email also works. Instagram isn’t recommended…

101

This is it. 101 posts on this blog. (Side note: is it 101st? or 101th? because they both sound ridiculous.) Anyway, it is an exciting milestone to have “published” so many posts. I feel like I should give a 101, or mention how when I hit 99 I thought of “99 Bottles of Beer on theContinue reading “101”

The Brit Diet Revisited and the New Diet

So this is kind of sad. I had to read my own blog to remember what I’ve posted about being sick/recovering; when I reread my “BRIT diet” post I realized quite quickly what BRIT really stands for: Broth, Rootbeer popsicles, Italian Icees, and Tea (in particular peppermint tea, my favorite). Sounds like the best clear liquid dietContinue reading “The Brit Diet Revisited and the New Diet”

Letter Scrambler: EPOTPROTY

Today as I did a word scrambler I noticed that the same letters that spell “Prototype” also spell “Pretty Poo”. That, I think, explains a lot. I also noticed the latter first. That, I think, also explains a lot.

I didn’t want to know that

The bro: When I wake up my face hurts. (Understandably as he had surgery a few weeks back. I sympathize.) Me: I’m sorry bro. I woke up last night because my uterus hurts. The bro: (frowns) I didn’t want to know that. Me: … it actually still really hurts. The bro: tmi! TMI!!! He didn’tContinue reading “I didn’t want to know that”