by Kate Baxter | Oct 28, 2025 | Essay, Kate Life, LDS Faith, Relief Society, Service
Sister Charity occasionally puts little messages in the ward newsletter about our local food pantry and opportunities to come sort donations and pack boxes for pick up. I’d thought about dropping in to help, but like a lot of good intentions it never seemed to be the...
by Kate Baxter | Sep 4, 2025 | Aging, Kate Life, LDS Faith
It’s a teaching hospital, so I wasn’t surprised when a newbie med student did in the initial intake and participated in the exam along with the seasoned urogynecologist. After all the tests, when the med student came back in, I knew what she was going to say before...
by Kate Baxter | Aug 28, 2025 | Bodhi & Saul, Kate Life, LDS Faith, Miracles
I have two dogs, Bodhi and Saul. They’re littermates, about four years old, and three-quarters mini-poodle, a quarter Australian Shepherd. Saul’s coat is the shaggy blue merle of a shepherd; Bodhi’s is the curly phantom black and gray of a poodle. They’re both leggy...
by Kate Baxter | Aug 21, 2025 | Kate Life, Patriarchy
I was buying groceries today when a random middle-aged white dude circled from the front of the cashier and slipped between me and the guy ahead of me gathering up his groceries. “That looks good,” he said, pointing to my produce on the conveyer belt....
by Kate Baxter | Aug 6, 2025 | Gospel, Kate Life, LDS Faith, Relief Society
December 3, 2022 10:32 am Clara Allred Hi Kate! This is Clara Allred, your Ministering Supervisor. We just want to remind you to check in with your Ministering Sisters this holiday season. Thanks! 11:10 am ...
by Kate Baxter | Jul 10, 2025 | Essay, Kate Life
This will surprise no one but myself. Kate Baxter has been brewing in the back of my mind for a very long time. I’ve been a published author, editor, educator, and public speaker for decades now. I publish and edit in many different genres for wildly different...