by Emlee Taylor | Mar 11, 2017 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
Over almost two decades of married life, we have had the missionaries over for dinner a lot! We’ve collected quite a few memorable moments during these wonderful meals together. Like the time a missionary got up from the table in the middle of our spaghetti...
by Emlee Taylor | Mar 4, 2017 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
Several articles are making the rounds on social media lately claiming that God is not in the details of our lives. Instead, the difficulties we are going through are of our own and others’ making and God has no part of them. This belief is based on faulty...
by Emlee Taylor | Feb 25, 2017 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
Every week, missionaries get one day to take care of their personal needs for the week. This day is called their preparation day, or P-day. Mundane tasks like laundry, grocery shopping, haircuts, etc. are all taken care of once a week. It is also the day when...
by Emlee Taylor | Feb 18, 2017 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
A few Sundays back, as I stood in the foyer, one of the ladies in our congregation came up to me and started sharing how wonderful dinner was the night before. She had been invited to have dinner with a family in our congregation. This family is known for reaching out...
by Emlee Taylor | Feb 11, 2017 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
About six months ago, life was crazy hectic. I felt pulled in a thousand different directions and as though I was pretty much failing at everything. Then my youngest daughter came crying to me, “Mom, something is wrong with Belle.” After scooching myself under...
by Emlee Taylor | Jan 29, 2017 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
I just had a conversation which has shifted my perspective. My neighbor and I were sharing bus stop chatter about life. Her experience as a black woman living in a very vanilla suburb of Philadelphia compared with my own experience as a Mormon living in a very...