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Mormon women blogging about the peculiar and the treasured

Are We There Yet?

In the thirty-second chapter of Alma we read that our faith is like a seed. If we are diligent and patient in nourishing our faith-seed, “behold, by and by ye shall pluck the fruit thereof, which is most precious… and ye shall feast upon this fruit even until ye are filled, that ye hunger not, [...]

In and Out

I am not exactly sure what I am trying to say or how I am going to say it, except to say that I am feeling very strongly these days that being a woman has to be about more than what we wear and how we style our hair and that if we (or rather [...]

Be Not Afraid

A few weeks ago, I learned how to surf. It was one of my goals for the year, and I happened to be in Australia, which seemed like as good a place as any to make it happen. So I spent a sunny Saturday morning in surf school and ultimately, I am pleased to say, [...]

My Body, Ourself

Little has been said or done by the ubiquitous “reality” television “star” Spencer Pratt that gives me much hope for the future of humanity. Not to mention television.

Marriage Miscommunication

After a decade of coming home for the holidays as a singleton, I have fielded my fair share of some variation of the following question: “So, are you dating anyone?” I’ve handled it pretty well, if I do say so myself, but it can get a bit tiresome. So last year I decided to take [...]

Guess Who’s Paying for Dinner?

Thanks to a fancy new job and, more to the point, a fancy new salary, for the first time in my adult life I am not worried about money. This means I can buy plane tickets to see my friends get married, and I can give people presents just because, and I can pay off [...]

To Hope For That Which Is Not Seen

I have a question. It is a hard question. Sometimes I am embarrassed to ask it. But it is the kind of question that deserves an answer, so I am going to ask it right here. Right now. It is this. Is my life really better when I do what the Lord asks? Obviously, the [...]

“… but if ye are prepared…”

To give a little context for the story I am about to tell, I would like to set the stage with some background information, as well as one statement of absolute fact. Fact first. I hate lessons on preparedness. I hate Family Home Evening or Enrichment activities that involve putting together survival kits of any [...]

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