Maggie Jessop's Blog, page 31

WHERE MUCH IS GIVEN

This is the second publication in a series on Amazon called FLDS Lady. This book is Part One of three which will complete my personal memoirs. Still tweaking my book cover. Soon to publish… This account is from the “opposite side of the mountain”. All stories currently being told about the FLDS are negative, even extremely derogatory. Although my story may be far less sensational and indeed, less popular, it is still my truth. There […]

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The Cat Meow

Yaaaay! Finally, almost ready to publish my first children’s book. THE CAT MEOW is the first in a children’s book series called Square Peg Storybooks Written by Maggie Jessop and Published by Highroad North Coming soon on Amazon! Way back when I was a kitten, all kinds of personalities lived on our farm. Everybody tried to be somebody else. The mule thought he was John Wayne, and the cow said he was smart as Einstein. […]

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Energizer Bunnies

I learned early on that the human heart has the capacity to love many people. I have often heard the mainstream argument that too many children means there is not enough love and attention to go around. Not so in my family. If anybody felt left out, it was only because they wouldn’t get their lazy carcass out of bed in time to get in on all the fun. For some reason, most of us […]

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The Energizer Bunny

For some reason, most of us Jessop kids were night people. We had to learn to turn that around. Our father was a morning person. He wanted us up and busy in the mornings. “Mind over mattress, people!” he often said with a grin. Most of us spent our childhood awake and alert and full of energy at nighttime. We often played hide and seek after dark. It was way more exciting tracking the enemy […]

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Tom Sawyer & Huck Finn

My childhood felt free as a bird. Sometimes we may have been a little too free and were prone to mass participation in mud fights, water fights, and clod fights as opportunity permitted. Jessop kids seemed to know no fear. Our dare-devil escapades on bikes, in swings, on roofs, in trees, on mountains, and in water holes would probably have given our parents a few heart attacks if they had seen it all. It seemed […]

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Short Creek Tourists

From Maggie’s forthcoming book “WHERE MUCH IS GIVEN” It was typical for my sisters and I clad in ruffles and lace to be found skipping down Main Street holding hands on our way to school singing songs in three part harmony at the top of our lungs. Once in a while, Father joined us in our skipping jubilees. We all competed to see who could skip the fastest and highest. Because Father was never embarrassed […]

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Where Much Is Given

From Maggie’s upcoming book “WHERE MUCH IS GIVEN“. Born of Goodly Parents I hit the Earth in May 1964, and it was big news. What? You didn’t hear about it? Well, it was a great event for me. I was born in a place called Utah, but it could have been Jupiter for how different my world was from mainstream America. The Father of all Creation chose me out of all the millions to arrive […]

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FULL of BEANS Author Update

I spent the last few weeks editing and updating my published book FULL of BEANS. I added a few stories and pictures, as well as improved the format. Since the subject matter of my beans book is highly controversial, naturally the book is not exactly popular. But it definitely gets read. My motive is not to make money on the book. I have spent more than $2,000 over the last two years to complete the […]

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Author Update

I spent the last few weeks editing and updating my published book FULL of BEANS. I added a few stories and pictures, as well as improved the format. Since the subject matter of my beans book is highly controversial, naturally the book is not popular. But it definitely gets read. My motive is not to make money on the book. I have spent more than $2,000 over the last two years to complete the project. […]

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Fun and Flubber

From Maggie’s forthcoming book… I looked forward to starting first grade with the patience of a bumble bee caught in a Mason jar. My wiry little self fairly trembled with excitement over the prospect of book learning and living life to its fullest. Since I couldn’t seem to wait, I started my own little school in our basement. Mother got us some little desks and chairs and a blackboard. I corralled my younger siblings into […]

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