by Emlee Taylor | Oct 28, 2017 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
Monday’s emails with our missionary generated the usual question, “Mom, whatcha doing today?” I responded with an outline of my day’s To-Do-List. My son’s response was quick and to the point, “Mom, be sure to do your scripture study first. Everything else will fall...
by Emlee Taylor | Oct 21, 2017 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
52 weeks down, 52 weeks to go! Our Elder is now halfway through his mission, and he has changed so much! Okay, not exactly changed, more like someone took the very best parts of him and boiled off all of the excesses. Our missionary is now a more concentrated...
by Emlee Taylor | Oct 15, 2017 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
When I was younger, I loved my Rubik’s Cube! I was great at mixing up the colored squares. Sometimes I could even get a line or two of one color back after much twisting and turning of the cube. However, by the end of my fascination with the Rubik’s Cube, it sat on a...
by Emlee Taylor | Oct 7, 2017 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
Missions are all about change. The initial change of leaving home, family, and friends. The changes to lifestyle. The changes to … well, just about everything from how you dress to how you interact with others! In addition to these initial changes, there are...
by Emlee Taylor | Sep 30, 2017 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
And, behold, it is because that you did not continue as you commenced … that I have taken away this privilege from you. Doctrine and Covenants 9:5 Our youngest daughter loves soccer. This is her second season and her teammates are all older than she is, with a...
by Emlee Taylor | Sep 23, 2017 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
Sometimes, for no apparent reason, I just miss my son. It will be hard to breathe and my heart literally aches with the heaviness of wanting to wrap my arms around him. Most days, I am used to this new normalcy. Yet, sometimes I gasp tears of sorrow, desperate to hug...
