Literary Likenesses

January 15, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 7 Comments

I kind of side skirted answering my own question for Wordfull Wednesday. I wrote what my children thought, rather than who I identified with, and some of you noticed. =) The reason is there really isn’t ONE fictional character that I solely identify with completely. There are, however, many that I can relate to for […]

17 years 23 days

January 13, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 28 Comments

That’s how old I was when I got married. Boy, {I} was young! Yesterday I marked the milestone of being married for 17 years and 23 days. I can now officially say I have been married for half of my life! Look how far we’ve come. Here’s to many more years together with my one […]

About Me

January 8, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 35 Comments

I think I’ve been agonizing too much over what to write for an about me page. Consequently I’ve been putting it off. Now I have forced myself to sit and write until it is done, using an old post for inspiration. Who am I? I am… . . . a baby when I hold a […]

Eucharisteo

January 3, 2012 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 11 Comments

{early morning light in my daughter’s bedroom} For the last few months I have been on a personal journey. I’ve realized this is the only real ‘goal’ I want to carry forward going into the new year. Not because I don’t want to accomplish other things or better myself but because this one thing has […]

Scripture PJs

October 30, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 8 Comments

I wrote a guest post for Jocelyn at We Talk of Christ for part of her Book of Mormon Forum. I am reposting here to show a little of how we incorporate scripture study in our school days. There’s a Primary song my children love to sing, Scripture Power. Because I want to be like […]

Wordfull Wednesday: Bravery

October 25, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 20 Comments

As is typical many times when I write, this post took a different twist then I expected. I initially sat to write about a couple of experiences from my childhood but when I started typing, something entirely different came from my fingers. And so I am writing this beginning paragraph last. Last week I made […]

Wordfull Wednesday: Paint Chip Writing

October 11, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 4 Comments

The Challenge: Pick up a paint strip sample with several shades of color on a strip. Write a story or poem that incorporates every paint color name on your paint chip sample. Be creative! A little intro to my story: While at the store I sent my children to get the paint samples. I should […]

Mr. G

October 2, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 27 Comments

My name is Ganache. For some reason people laugh when they first see me. My mom tells me it has something to do with cheeks and a chin, whatever those are. All I know is mom kisses me tons and my dad calls me Slim. © 2007-2011 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved […]

As the Dew from heav’n distilling

September 30, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 9 Comments

(source credit) We all know hindsight is 20/20. When you look back at your life you can see all the different ways the Lord has blessed you, answered your prayers in unexpected ways, lead you down paths you didn’t even know existed to bring you to where you are today, at this moment, where you […]

Cooking In My Home

September 20, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 28 Comments

Welcome today’s guest blogger, Cheryl! I was born to Canadian parents, raised in Idaho, and graduated from BYU. Since then, my home has been in Provo, Utah (except for one wonderful year in the Bay Area, California). I have one amazing husband (12 years and counting), five fabulous kids (with one on the way), […]

My Sacred Duty

September 16, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 31 Comments

I first came across Lara’s blog this past summer when she was featured in a Find a Friend Friday post at Diapers & Divinity. Her blog is full of beautiful photography and great inspiration. One thing I know we have in common is our love of music – only Lara can sing (and look great […]

Guess who . . .

July 17, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 76 Comments

decided to come all on his own after all? Gideon (no middle name yet) July 15th, 5:19 am 7 lbs 9 oz 19 1/2 inches The story: A contraction woke me up Friday morning at 1:35am. I stayed in bed to see if I would have any more. The contractions came about every 15 minutes. […]

To be or not to be . . .

July 8, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 9 Comments

. . .induced. It’s a tough question to answer. And one I don’t take lightly.This time we decided to go ahead and schedule an induction for July 18th, one week before my due date of July 25th. There were a myriad of factors we, Mr. Ferrero Rocher, the doctor and I, looked at before deciding. […]

Using Music to Build Spirituality – Part II

June 26, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 9 Comments

After posting my huge outline on Using Music to Build Spirituality last Sunday I received quite a number of e-mails! Some were wanting to know if I had any sources for rejecting music because the video may be bad but the lyrics are not. Others were asking if I was really justified in telling the […]

Using Music to Build Spirituality

June 19, 2011 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 17 Comments

Here is the outline and all that I had prepared for my presentation to the young men at Camp Helaman. I was way over prepared and only ended up doing about 1/3 of all of this (skipping around lots) but it went well (I think) and the boys participated in the discussion which was a […]