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Through My Window

Stephanie is a not-so-young mom of three young children.  Her daily life consists mostly of caring for her family, finding matching socks, thinking of something to make for dinner, reading or writing something that uplifts her, and occasionally shaving her legs.  Stephanie blogs about finding faith in the trenches of motherhood at Diapers and Divinity. 

The [...]

I Learned the Truth at Seventeen

Marla is a Utah native and a professional writer and editor. She is just weeks away (fingers crossed) from completing a master’s degree in English. She loves running, biking, reading, writing, and lurking on the Segullah blog. She blogs at mindofmarla.blogspot.com.
I went to the Victorian exhibit at the BYU Museum of Art a few weeks [...]

The Vibe

Today’s fantastic guest post comes from Whitney Archibald. Whitney, the mother of three boys (one of which will officially arrive in a month) and a freelance writer and editor, is currently attempting to emit the Vibe through layers upon layers of winter clothing in Rochester, MN. She is excited to change her Segullah status from [...]

I’m so offended!

Today’s guest post comes courtesy of Laura Day Lewis. Raised in the land Bountiful, Utah she now resides on the Lewis “Farm” outside of Boston, MA. She is wife to one, and called “Mom” by 3 boys, 1 girl, and a dog. As the best hair stylist around, a visit to her chair is filled [...]

Over the Precipice with the Birds and The Bees

Today’s guest post comes from Laurel Peterson Wicke is a former English teacher and actress who currently stays at home by choice as mom to three adorable and busy children. When not acting as cook, maid, and laundress, she spends her time volunteering in her older children’s classrooms, serving at church, and coordinating community HOA [...]

Two Mothers to One

Jenny Chamberlain married her high school sweetheart after making him wait until she was darn good and ready. She mothers, quilts, writes and photographs for fun. She bottles peaches and applesauce when coerced.  She blogs about whatever flips her skirt at rowenasrantings.blogspot.com.
My shock from the divorce wore off several months into my father’s second marriage. I [...]

Aren’t I Lucky?

Lyn Greenwood lives in Houston, TX with her husband and two children. She was raised in Colorado, graduated from BYU in Chemical Engineering and has lived in Texas for almost 12 years. She makes a valiant attempt at trying to balance all aspects of her life: loving on her family, working full-time, and training for [...]

The Witching Hour

Today’s guest post is from Jenny, who lives on the east coast with her husband and five terrific kids. Her children say: “she cooks good food, and takes too many pictures.” She likes to eat food that other people cook (preferably people in restaurants), take pictures, write, shop, spend time with family and to be [...]

The Divorce: The Rest of the Story

Nan was gracious enough to guest post about divorce last week and now she’s written a follow-up post to answer some of the questions about her experience. She’ll be reading and answering your questions in the comments over the next few days. Thanks Nan!
It was Christmas Eve and the last of my children had [...]

Open Eyes, Open Heart

Katrina Anderson is the author of today’s UP CLOSE post. She lives in Salt Lake City with her husband, three step-kids, and darling toddler son. Another baby will be joining the family this summer. Katrina grew up in Ohio, attended college at BYU, and had a brief career in television news before marrying the love [...]

For anon 27 on the birth control post

..who wrote the following: I am thankful for the combined RS/priesthood meeting we had Sunday that was about using the internet…which prompted my husband to check my kids’ search histories.
I say I’m thankful, but I am also devastated. And now we have found out my teenage son has a porn addiction.
I can’t really tell anyone. [...]

UP CLOSE: Rushing into Remarriage

Several years ago I took a long walk with my future husband while we planned our life together: how to finish school, where we would live, jobs etc. I’m sure we mentioned our parents in that discussion but didn’t worry about their approval (we already had it) and we certainly didn’t consider the effect that [...]

The Divorce

Nan McCulloch lives in Draper with her husband, who has made all her dreams come true. She is a sometimes actor and theater-goer and has been published in Irreantum, Dialogue and Sunstone. She is pleased to be able to contribute to Segullah.
We separated just before Christmas 1980. We told the children living [...]

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Grateful

Perhaps you’ve noticed Sue Anderson’s wise and insightful comments here on Segullah.  She is a gifted poet and author who devotes her real passion to her children and grandchildren. You can catch up with her at  Sue’s News, Views ‘n Muse.
I’ve spent 2009 feeling uncharacteristically sorry for myself and can’t quite put my finger on [...]

What a Difference 30 Years Makes

First time blogger Heather Bennion Judd shares her recent “tough day” cathartic writing at the coaxing of a friend.  Not the B.A. in English from BYU, but rather the small stack of short stories, poetry and essays that she’s written since the 4th grade should have been a clue that this day of virtual “publication” [...]

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  • Art Credit: detail from painting "Branch and Remnant" by Rebecca Wagstaff, Featured Artist of the Winter 2009 issue.


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