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Mormon women blogging about the peculiar and the treasured

To Let

I know what you are going to say. I am going to write this post and then you are going to say, “Oh honey it’s so normal.” And I don’t want you to say that. Because I know it’s normal. But that doesn’t make it any easier. Also, I don’t want to write this post [...]

Using Anonymous

This morning was really interesting. 0

Post Pardon

dir segullah, i know i told you that i would postthis morning but, thing is . . . (let me switch the baby to the other shoulder) (typing one handed ishard exclamation point) i tried posting late last night (or was it early morning question mark) and i fell asleep with the laptop staring back [...]

At 35 Weeks

Here was the revelation: Courtney, you will give birth at home. 0

The Hourglass Theory

It looked like an egg dissected down the middle. But instead of a slimy and shapeless center, the yolk was beating. Hump. Hump. Hump. “Fast and healthy!” said Katie as she moved the ultrasound baton over Lucy’s belly. My baby had a male appendage, and Lucy’s had a heartbeat. All was well at the doctor’s [...]

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    detail from pieces by Featured artist of the Fall/Winter 2012 issue

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