Family: An Interview with Kay Lynn Wilson
"What does it mean to act like family? It means forgiveness, repentance, and respect. It means sharing struggles and trials and ups and...
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Tara C. Allred
Jul 24, 20233 min read
Embracing the Main Event: A Lesson in Remembering
In the hustle and bustle of life, it's easy to get caught up in the never-ending task lists that sometimes control us. This month's theme...
Tara C. Allred
Jul 3, 20234 min read
FOR YOU: KEEPING PROMISES
I love studying the interconnectedness of humanity and our collective responsibility to contribute towards making this world a better...
Tara C. Allred
Jun 7, 20232 min read
Helping, Keeping, and Promises
Recently, as I was driving from our town's post office to my home, I noticed a house with a semi-trailer parked in its driveway. The...
Tara C. Allred
May 29, 20232 min read
I Am Growing
Mindset truly makes all the difference in the world! Over the past couple of years, I embarked on a personal journey to understand my...
Tara C. Allred
May 3, 20233 min read
A Post For Me: UNAUTHORED LETTERS Timeline
Sometimes we get lost and can only see the immediate moment. However, a pause to really look can change the view.
Tara C. Allred
Apr 3, 20232 min read
FOR YOU: Where Am I Essential?
On a recent walk, I found some beautiful treasures through leaf skeletons. During the winter months, the outer green layer of these...
Tara C. Allred
Mar 27, 20235 min read
Increase Gratitude, Growth and Giving, Become More: Interview with Dr. Tyler Elmore
I've learned a great deal from Dr. Elmore, not only regarding health but also key insights into how to view the world around us.
Tara C. Allred
Mar 24, 20234 min read
Life Lessons: What a Book Can Do!
Books can change lives! Most likely, you already know that. Probably because of the beloved books in your life that have already done...
Tara C. Allred
Mar 16, 20233 min read
My Story: An Essential Question Answered through Family History
At the end of Sanders' Starfish, Rebecca shares these lines: "...I read my father's journal. [Before] I read parts of it, but I never...
Tara C. Allred
Mar 8, 20232 min read
Where Am I Essential?
If you have already read LIES A PLACE, then you have discovered one of my favorite quotes by Marcus Aurelius:
“Think of yourself as dead.
Tara C. Allred
Mar 4, 20232 min read
FOR YOU: How Do I Show Love?
Do you recall this little reciting while plucking the petals from a flower? He loves me, He loves me not. He loves me, He loves me not....
Tara C. Allred
Feb 20, 20233 min read
Love for Self, Others, and God: An Interview with MemoryBlogger Vivian Cumins
"For decades, I set unrealistic expectations of myself in an effort to gain approval – not the approval of others, but the approval of...
Tara C. Allred
Feb 18, 20232 min read
Labels by Viv
First published on the MemoryBlogger May 8, 2022 Assumptions, accusations, pity, and blame All emit from a society, uneducated in me...
Tara C. Allred
Feb 15, 20235 min read
Loving Ourselves, Others, and God: An Interview with Michelle Dennis Christensen
"The more I contemplate the sacrifice required to save Martin, the better I understand the Savior’s gift for me, for Martin, and for...
Tara C. Allred
Feb 11, 20233 min read
Life Lessons: What Does Love Look Like?
I have been around people who seem like loving is just an innate gift that they share easily with others. For me, it's not always so...
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