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Catherine Martines Mortensen

Catherine Martines Mortensen

It is Okay to Have a Life Beyond Motherhood

Somewhere in the late eighties or early nineties there was a cultural shift in parenting in America that dictated mothers needed to put…

4 min readMay 8, 2022

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It is Okay to Have a Life Beyond Motherhood

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Catherine Martines Mortensen

Childhood adventures with Leslie

Leslie is the consumate perfectionist, the one who wins prizes, ribbons, and approval.

11 min readJan 23, 2022

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Childhood adventures with Leslie

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Catherine Martines Mortensen

My Beautiful Mother

When I told my siblings I was going to write about our mother, my sister Leslie said, “You’re braver than I am. You know she’s not going to…

11 min readDec 11, 2021

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My Beautiful Mother

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Catherine Martines Mortensen

My Debby Boone and Linda Ronstadt Christmas

I would lie surrounded by my gifts near the tree in the living room for days listening to my records over and over again. I would then jump…

6 min readNov 28, 2021

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My Debby Boone and Linda Ronstadt Christmas

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Catherine Martines Mortensen

Matthew: One of these kids is not like the others

Matthew Lee Martines was born August 18, 1973 at the hospital at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Our dad…

10 min readOct 17, 2021

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Matthew: One of these kids is not like the others

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Catherine Martines Mortensen

Andrew: The Man of La Mancha

Andrew has dreamed and achieved many seemingly impossible dreams. I have always admired his passion for travel and adventure. Most of all I…

7 min readOct 10, 2021

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Andrew: The Man of La Mancha

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Catherine Martines Mortensen

Michael: Our family’s angel

Growing up, Michael was kind, soft-spoken, long-suffering, charitable, meek, and humble. Everything I wasn’t.

7 min readOct 2, 2021

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Michael: Our family’s angel

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Catherine Martines Mortensen

Forever Friends: The Lunt and Martines Families

My life has been shaped by what I call the Four M’s of my identity: Mormon, Military, Martines, and Mortensen. The Gary and Lorie Lunt…

7 min readAug 24, 2021

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Forever Friends: The Lunt and Martines Families

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Catherine Martines Mortensen

My Father, My Hero

By Catherine Martines Mortensen

8 min readJun 20, 2021

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My Father, My Hero

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Catherine Martines Mortensen

Trump Needs to be the Listener-in-Chief

With cities across the country erupting in violent protests and Americans feeling a combination of fear, frustration, pain, anger, and…

3 min readJun 3, 2020

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Trump Needs to be the Listener-in-Chief

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Catherine Martines Mortensen

Catherine Martines Mortensen

I’m a former TV news anchor, communications director on Capitol Hill, and a national spokesperson who is passionate about telling engaging stories.

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