Catherine Martines MortensenIt is Okay to Have a Life Beyond MotherhoodSomewhere in the late eighties or early nineties there was a cultural shift in parenting in America that dictated mothers needed to put…4 min read·May 8, 2022----
Catherine Martines MortensenChildhood adventures with LeslieLeslie is the consumate perfectionist, the one who wins prizes, ribbons, and approval.11 min read·Jan 23, 2022----
Catherine Martines MortensenMy Beautiful MotherWhen 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 read·Dec 11, 2021--1--1
Catherine Martines MortensenMy Debby Boone and Linda Ronstadt ChristmasI 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 read·Nov 28, 2021----
Catherine Martines MortensenMatthew: One of these kids is not like the othersMatthew 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 read·Oct 17, 2021----
Catherine Martines MortensenAndrew: The Man of La ManchaAndrew has dreamed and achieved many seemingly impossible dreams. I have always admired his passion for travel and adventure. Most of all I…7 min read·Oct 10, 2021----
Catherine Martines MortensenMichael: Our family’s angelGrowing up, Michael was kind, soft-spoken, long-suffering, charitable, meek, and humble. Everything I wasn’t.7 min read·Oct 2, 2021----
Catherine Martines MortensenForever Friends: The Lunt and Martines FamiliesMy 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 read·Aug 24, 2021----
Catherine Martines MortensenMy Father, My HeroBy Catherine Martines Mortensen8 min read·Jun 20, 2021----
Catherine Martines MortensenTrump Needs to be the Listener-in-ChiefWith cities across the country erupting in violent protests and Americans feeling a combination of fear, frustration, pain, anger, and…3 min read·Jun 3, 2020----