Category Archives: Ponderings

What I wish I had known then.

Posted on June 17, 2016 by mendenhallbear

I tend to ruminate heavily on things that bother me. Whether that is a trait of overthinking or not, I don’t know. What I do know is that that deep pondering and reflecting usually helps me understand things more clearly. … Continue reading →

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Christ

Posted on December 20, 2015 by mendenhallbear

I was made a teacher in Relief Society at church. For those of you who aren’t Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), that is the women’s organization. So far I’ve taught three lessons and in all three lessons I found an overarching theme … Continue reading →

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Last week of school stuff

Posted on June 2, 2015 by mendenhallbear

So, I realize that I’m behind a little bit and that school is already out, but we had some things crop up that I wanted to talk about and share, so I’ll probably devote the next couple of posts to … Continue reading →

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Civility and self-control

Posted on March 11, 2015 by mendenhallbear

A while ago, I made several posts about speaking kindly, the importance of character, and stewardship. These are things that are important and are sadly diminishing with increasing rapidity from our world. At church, several of our lessons have been … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness

Posted on May 24, 2014 by mendenhallbear

This is a topic that is very loaded, for a lot of people. We grow up hearing the phrase, “Forgive and forget” and, if you think like I used to do, you take that to mean that you should pretend … Continue reading →

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Filling your cup

Posted on May 13, 2014 by mendenhallbear

As I have been  dealing with a lot of stress lately, it was pointed out to me by several people that I haven’t been doing anything to renew, rejuvenate, or otherwise relax myself. Instead I have been shutting down and … Continue reading →

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Why I will NOT wear pants December 16th

Posted on December 13, 2012 by mendenhallbear

Okay, I’m mad and taking a stand. Normally, I’m pretty easy going about most things and not prone to voicing an opinion, but I can’t sit idly by this time. A group has been started on Facebook asking the women … Continue reading →

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The Divine Watermaster

Posted on November 14, 2012 by mendenhallbear

About about a week ago I had a thought. I’ve been mentally chewing on it for a while and now I want to share it. Living in farming country with so many people having small home-farms or orchards, you get … Continue reading →

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Mommy musings

Posted on January 31, 2012 by mendenhallbear

Some things I have noticed as a mom and try not to fret about. When I walk K to school and let M run after her, she frequently takes off and being so much bigger and older, leaves him far … Continue reading →

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The importance of character

Posted on November 20, 2011 by mendenhallbear

A couple of weeks ago, D picked up a book at the suggestion of someone at work. They recommended it to help him understand and make changes at work, something that D has desperately been wanting for a while now. … Continue reading →

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