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Women’s History Month: Martha Cragun Cox! (13)

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Amy Makechnie

I live in the country with four delicious children. Their father brought me here. And is also delicious. I'm a writer, and especially like to tell stories with pictures...which often include the next door neighbors (show donkeys and cows). Welcome to our yard!

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I was fine until Monday. I work mostly from home a I was fine until Monday. I work mostly from home anyway and I really really like being home. A lot of this time alone with the family has been lovely. We’ve made the best of it. I like my people. But after four weeks...we’re good 😊. We’re restless and we can’t leave. . I miss people, students, colleagues, campus life. Hugs. Monday was the day we got the official word: we aren’t going back to school this year. I already knew it, but there was something about reading it. Like hope getting sucked out of my universe. In addition to worldwide fear and real suffering, there are our silent heartbreaks. The calendar, once full...is blank. . This article @nytparenting helped me yesterday: “Crying in Your Car Counts as Self-Care.” Yes. Yes it does. We put on the brave face. I’m naturally optimistic. “We’ll be fine” is my go-to. But I’ve cried, too. Both are good. . Something I’ve learned with the help of counselors this year (it’s been a really rough school year) is this: all feelings are okay. Feelings - no matter what they are - are just feelings. They aren’t right or wrong. Accept them. Feel them. You don’t have to fix them (Amy!). It’s not your job. . CRY IN THE CAR. Or the bathroom or backyard. It counts as Self-Care. It’s also okay to let your kids see you cry. Yes, we parents are humans and despite evidence to the contrary - have feelings. Cry. You’ll feel better. And then get on with the business of the day (which may include 6am online shopping for your first self-tanner after watching a @modestshoppin tutorial. Bc nothing is normal right now. And that’s okay, too :) #tinyvictories
Oh COVID Look what you made me do How many consume Oh COVID Look what you made me do How many consumed amounts of baked goods will this lead to? Gregor and I looked at each other several times this weekend and said “we’ve got to stop eating so much.” Are you having the same problem? On the other hand, cinnamon rolls are a #GeneralConference staple (am I right?) and there are no regrets on this (large) spoonful of deliciousness. Oh my goodness. Thank you @annikarosejohnson WOW 🤩!!!!
Church this weekend Peace Calm Light Love All are Church this weekend Peace Calm Light Love All are welcome 🙏 12 and 4pm EST @churchofjesuschrist #takemetochurch
When you’re #quarantined on your 19th birthday 😂 (this is the party you get). #tinyvictories
Happy birthday to my boy Nelly Mak ❤️ #19 Happy birthday to my boy Nelly Mak ❤️ #19
A big shout out to the one and only children’s a A big shout out to the one and only children’s author and illustrator: Tomie dePaola! . Including a one minute writing prompt! . When was a time when you had nothing to give but “a handful of weeds” but bc it came from the heart, it was perfect? Write about it. . Perhaps you could turn that into action today...someone out there could use your little gift: a note, a phone call, the unloading of the dishwasher...😊 . And if you’re looking for wonderful books, think about Tomie’s! The world of literature and our NH community mourns and celebrates this wonderfully kind and talented man who passed away this week. He leaves behind a treasure trove (Strega Nona and Big Anthony!) of books 📚 😍. . It also a great way to support our local bookstores who really need us right now. Happy writing! Happy doing. . xoxo . . . . . . . . . . #books #goodbooks #tomiedepaola #authorsofinstagram #author #illustratorsoninstagram @ssedlib @sljournal @mrschureads #read #reading #childrensbooks #literature #bibliophile @morganhillbookstore1995 #NH #scholastic @bookshop_org #local #bookstore #localbookstore #indie #indiebookstore #internationlchildrensbookday
Echoing soccer star and expectant mother, Alex Mor Echoing soccer star and expectant mother, Alex Morgan’s words: in sport we can only control the controllables. Good advice for life! Today I could control putting on rainbow racing stripes. And that’s about it. Still felt good ❤️ @alexmorgan13
Today I went outside and what was poking through t Today I went outside and what was poking through the earth? Red Rhubarb! Which is fitting bc today is Heather Hope Makechnie’s (my MIL) birthday and rhubarb will always remind me of her. . My friend @tamarcerafici brought it to me after Heather had passed away and she was sad, missing Heather and thinking she had accidentally killed her rhubarb plant. Not so. Tamar said, “I saw a tiny shoot poking out of the ground and I swear I heard Heather’s voice booming, SEE?! LIFE GOES ON! Which is exactly what Heather would say with her big voice! And then Tamar brought me some of that rhubarb to plant 🌱 . Heather believed in me She was fierce She gave me lots of advice like: stop using the word “yum” so much! She had a critical eye: “this is not ready to publish. Go back and edit” She made me go outside and be alone She championed every underdog . She taught my children things like “Good decisions are not made at the water’s edge” She was completely irreverent . And loved her grandchildren SO MUCH . Today is March 31st, the last day of March and the last day of Women’s History Month. How fitting that it is also Heather’s birthday and I should see the rhubarb. I think it was her way of saying, SEE? LIFE GOES ON ❤️
A Sunday highlight: my 18-year-old boy behind the A Sunday highlight: my 18-year-old boy behind the sewing machine making masks for those on the front lines of COVID-19 exposure. Thank you, Nelson ❤️🙌🏼🙏🎉 your mama is proud @nelson.maa #heroeswhosew Tutorials all over the web! #onceaday @thesundaypaper
You have to eat, right? Try these quick & tasty E You have to eat, right? Try these quick & tasty ENERGY BALLS: 1 cup Almonds 1 cup Peanut Butter Long swivel of Honey 2 Dates, pitted 1 cup Unsweetened Coconut 1/2 cup Pumpkin Seeds 1 TBSP Chia 1 TBSP Flax . Give it all a whirl in the food processor until ground and smooth and easy to roll with your hands. I actually didn’t measure anything, just tossed ingredients in and hoped for the best. That’s the beauty of these. Throw things in that stick together 😋 and it works. Too wet? Add some dry. Too dry? Add the wet (PB, nut butters, honey, dates). Refrigerate or eat. This one was a big hit - tasted like cookie dough 😍 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #eat #energy #energyballs #snacks #food #yum #tasty #instafood #easysnack #peanutbutter #goodfood #home #quarantinesnacks #kidfood #kidsnacks #easyrecipes #energyfood #runnerfood #runnerfoodie #foodrunners
Why @tamarcerafici and I are such good friends 😂 #introvertsunite #butfromadistance
Beastlings enjoying snow time (sisters survived). Beastlings enjoying snow time (sisters survived).
When your big brother finally comes home - on your When your big brother finally comes home - on your 13th birthday 🎁 🎂🎉😍 (we prob should have kept them apart for 14 days but kindof got overcome by the moment...)
Lindsey’s excitement before we took her up the h Lindsey’s excitement before we took her up the hills 😊 Go for a social distance run or walk today! You will somehow feel so much happier! Love you, friends! See you out there 😍 @lindseybensonallenby @mollypetersenleith
Ah! Our Gregor got glasses! Isn’t he so cute? . Ah! Our Gregor got glasses! Isn’t he so cute? . . #positivelyprofessorial 😍 #itsabouttime #heloveswheniembarrasshim #canthelpit
See this amaryllis? It bloomed on its own - with m See this amaryllis? It bloomed on its own - with me throwing some water at it occasionally. Homeschooling is already starting to feel competitive. It doesn’t need to be. Relax Try to keep a schedule READ In your bed Alone Feed the children Water them Give them sunlight Pay attention Walk away Watch a show Eat the cookies Competition with other moms is not healthy; I’ve tried it It doesn’t make me feel good You do you That’s all Quarantine is slowing down. Not continuing the academic rat race S-L-O-W-D-O-W-N The children will bloom And to you with small children at home: my goodness, God bless you.
Happy Women’s History Month! . Meet Jane Manning Happy Women’s History Month! . Meet Jane Manning, a remarkable woman. . In her Life Sketch, recorded in 1893, Jane wrote of walking 800 miles to Nauvoo to be with people of her new faith. She said, “We walked until our shoes were worn out, and our feet became sore and cracked open and bled until you could see the whole print of our feet with blood on the ground.” . When they arrived, “Brother Joseph sat down by me and said, ‘God bless you. You are among friends.” . Jane, her husband, and children, were part of the the first Mormon pioneer company to enter the Salt Lake Valley in September 1847. She was the first documented African-American woman to come to the Utah Territory as a pioneer. . “At the time of their settlement...they made up a third of the 12 African Americans living in Utah, and were the only ones who were free.” . Eliza Partridge Lyman (an ancestor of mine!) wrote: “Not long after Amasa (husband) had gone, Jane let me have two pounds of flour, it being half of what she had.” . Jane and her family became prosperous, holding property and animals. After Jane’s husband left her, and she was a single parent, it became much harder. She sold her farm and worked as a servant. . The thing I most admire about Jane is her charity and love for a people and religion that was not always equal. The church’s theology at the time did not give the same blessings to African Americans as it did whites. It’s a bit infuriating and hard for me to understand, and yet Jane remained on good terms with her church brothers and sisters her whole life bc she believed her religion to be true. . Jane was so beloved that at her death, the prophet spoke. Today, Jane is revered in the LDS Christian faith. In June 1999, a monument to Janes’s life was dedicated near her grave in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. On it is a quote by Manning: “I try in my feeble way to set an example for all.” ❤️ . . . . . . . . . #womenshistorymonth #womenshistorymonth2020 @mormonwomenproject @mormoninspire #women #nauvoo @mormonwomen #lds @deseretnews #janemanning @womenshistory @amhistorymuseum #history #pioneer #africanamerican #africanamericanhistory #africanamericanhistoryisamericanhistory
Y’all! The outdoors is open!!! Y’all! The outdoors is open!!!
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you 🙏 @bym ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you 🙏 @bymariandrew
“Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, the “Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.” . Happy Women’s History Month⭐️ . Meet Susan B. Anthony, the most well-known suffragist in history. She, along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton traveled extensively to speak in favor of women’s suffrage (the right to vote). . Together they co-founded the American Equal Rights Association, and “in 1868 they became editors of the Association’s newspaper, The Revolution, which helped to spread the ideas of equality and rights for women.” . She was a great friend of Emmaline B. Wells at a time when much of the country spurned Utah over religion. It was was with Anthony’s help that Utah’s voting rights for women were reinstated 17 years after being taken away. . In 1872, Anthony was arrested for voting. She was tried and fined $100 for her crime. But in the end, this helped her cause as it brought anger and attention to the suffrage movement 🔥 . Susan and her brothers and sisters were abolitionist activists, largely due to the influence of their mother and father (friends of William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass). . Ms. Anthony worked with Harriet Tubman in the Underground Railroad; Tubman later joined Anthony in the women’s rights movement. . In 1876, Ms. Anthony led a protest at the 1876 Centennial of our nation’s independence. Her speech—“Declaration of Rights”— was written by Stanton and another suffragist, Matilda Joslyn Gage, where she said: . “Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.” . How can you not love her??? ❤️🔥 . Has this great lady inspired you? Please consider sharing! . Thank you @brookesmartillustration @betterdays2020 @womenshistory for the great illustration and info. . . . . . . . . . #womenshistorymonth #suffragette #abolitionist #susanbanthony #emmalinebwells #women #equality @mormonwomenproject #greatwomen #greatwomenworktogether #greatwomeninhistory #vote #votingrights #harriettubman #frederickdouglass
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