Daily Repentance: My husband's talk was a slam dunk
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When my husband puts his mind to writing on a topic, he really goes all out. He was asked to speak on Daily Repentance in Sacrament...
Shara Ogilvie
- Mar 15, 2021
- 4 min
Follow up post on transgender grief
I've received lots of private messages on this post from a few weeks ago. When I wrote it, I'd had a flood of emotion that day about my...
Shara Ogilvie
- Mar 5, 2021
- 3 min
My semi-nihilistic Monday morning in free verse poetry :)
On a Monday morning At 11:33 am I walk in the cool of early March Phone in a pocket, earbud in my ear It's a quiet street, a quiet...
Shara Ogilvie
- Feb 26, 2021
- 3 min
*COMEDY* The driver's test: a teen's easy step-by-step guide
First of all, CONGRATULATIONS! Having a kid with a driver's license is a big step. Soon they will be picking up groceries and stuff for...
Shara Ogilvie
- Feb 24, 2021
- 7 min
My husband's church talk on "Following the Prophet"
What follows is the manuscript of my husband's talk last week at church. He was just sustained as Elder's Quorem President as well, so...
Shara Ogilvie
- Feb 22, 2021
- 5 min
"Oh dad, how could you?" - a rough Sunday afternoon
Yesterday afternoon I was laying there in bed, attempting a Sunday afternoon nap when I started thinking about my last name. Then I...
Shara Ogilvie
- Feb 19, 2021
- 4 min
The Qur'an and the Book of Mormon on the playground
Last year, I became semi-obsessed with one particular verse in the Book of Mormon. I thought about it - on and off - all year. Recently,...
Shara Ogilvie
- Feb 16, 2021
- 4 min
To my boys who left the faith
Dear sons, You may not know this, but your leaving the church has been good for me. I didn't ever think my kids would leave the faith....
Shara Ogilvie
- Feb 15, 2021
- 4 min
No lie, I love to go to church and I think the people there are genuine
Way too many people think church is boring, or a place full of judgmental hypocrites. But that's not how it is for me at all. OK,...
Shara Ogilvie
- Feb 8, 2021
- 6 min
Book Review: "The Wim Hof Method" + personal experience
As a teen, I once jumped into a freezing lake and did a headstand, but that was just for attention, not the health benefits. Since then,...
Shara Ogilvie
- Feb 3, 2021
- 5 min
10 Ways You Can Think You Sound Like a Brilliant Therapist When In Fact You are Brilliantly Stupid
This case really stood out to me. The client was a kind-hearted and sensitive young mom who had all kinds of trouble with her family. She...
Shara Ogilvie
- Feb 1, 2021
- 4 min
My trans ex-husband will never take the role of "mother" away from me
I feel like I've been gut-punched. I feel like crying and it's hard to breathe. This morning I just received an online message where...
Shara Ogilvie
- Jan 29, 2021
- 3 min
Book review: Zinsser's "Writing to Learn"
William Zinsser's "On Writing Well" is a classic in the world of the how-to-write genre. But his "Writing to Learn" is less well known. I...
Shara Ogilvie
- Jan 27, 2021
- 2 min
Christ's Character gave him real POWER
The atonement (and Christ's perfect example) didn't inevitably occur just because Christ was on a steam train bound for being perfect. It...
Shara Ogilvie
- Jan 22, 2021
- 6 min
Religious abuse is REAL.
It's an ugly fact, but religious abuse is real.* What is religious abuse? It is when, in the name of religion, a person pulls power to...
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