My Real Life Was Backordered: Tell Me Who I Am

"Tell Me Who I Am" is a collection of essays on home, life, family, and identity from some of your favorite LDS authors and bloggers. Written with humor and sensitivity, these stories put words to what it means to be an American Mormon in a time when faith and religion are in the spotlight as never before.

The collection features essays from: Melanie Jacobson, Luisa Perkins, Becca Wilhite, Ken Craig, Annette Lyon, DeNae Handy, Debbie Frampton, Jana Parkin, Karen Burton, Patrick Livingston, Stephanie Sorensen, Cari Banning, Christopher Clark, Josh Bingham, Michelle Budge,and Gideon Burton.

Cover art and interior illustrations are by renowned artist Jana Parkin, who is also a contributor to the book.

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About Me

Humorist, essayist, public speaker, free-lance editor, and all-around swell gal or at least relatively harmless. I have a degree in music ed and have never taught school. I'm married to a guy in law enforcement even though I swore I'd rather hitch my wagon to a carney than worry about my husband's need to strap on a gun to go to work. And I've lived all over creation despite my certainty that I'd never leave my hometown. Clearly, the life I signed up for has been on backorder for 27 years. Good thing I'm enjoying this 'loaner' while I wait for FedEx to deliver my real one!

My Favorite Quote

"“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” --Marianne Williamson

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