Hooray! :-D Boo! :-(

So, our family is getting ready to move. This partially explains my absence from Segullah as of late. I miss you though, my dears!
After six years in NYC we are heading west, to Colorado.

I’m Trying to Be Like. . .

Maybe this is Mormon folklore, but I have it from a source, only once removed. So from me to you it’s twice removed. Pretty reliable, right?
Pertinent background info: A member of the church has a friend at work. They talk a lot, the member shares information about the church. They have good conversations, the friend [...]

How Do We Know?

My husband assigned our four-year-old son Cole the FHE lesson last night. About half hour before FHE on the way home from a playdate he and I got around to planning. It went something like this,
Me-What do you want to do for the lesson tonight?
Cole-I don’t want to do the lesson.
Me-Well, it’s your turn. It [...]

Mormon Artists

An interesting discussion at playgroup yesterday was cut short by toddlers stealing each others’ snacks and subsequent screaming. So I’d love to continue it here, though I won’t be able to check back until this evening, you can talk amongst yourselves and I’ll chime in later.
Here’s how the discussion began-
A member of the church that [...]

It’s a good thing . . .

Last January I sorted and purged and rearranged my children’s bedroom. We have three kids in a relatively small room and after getting rid of old toys and trying to assign homes for the new toys that had resulted from Christmas I had taken everything apart and decided maybe there was a better way to [...]

Applause

So the other day my friend, Meredith and I were riding the bus home after picking up our four-year-olds from pre-K. In fact I think we had our four-year-olds and a couple of other people’s four year-olds. Not an uncommon occurrence. The 15 minute commute is often spent making sure the seating arrangements are fair [...]

O Remember, Remember

About a month ago one of our ward missionaries sent me an email explaining that they are getting ready to launch a missionary blog and asking if I would write down my conversion story for them to post.
I agreed, and though I haven’t started writing it yet, I’ve been thinking a lot about it since [...]

The Hard is What Makes it great

I’m going to brag a little today. I finished the Chicago Marathon this weekend. Twenty-six point two miles of road, bridges, cheering fans, fluorescent signs, balloons, volunteers, music, bananas, Gu, Gatorade, water, sweat, and yes, some tears. 40,000 runners and over a million spectators crowded themselves onto the streets of the city, undeterred by the [...]

The Business of Making Friends

Yesterday we spent the day traipsing from one side of Manhattan to the other. Our long-time friend is in town, my hubby had the day off of work; it was the last day of summer so we decided to make a day of it. We explored a new City park on the abandoned tracks of [...]

Find It!

I’ve been in the kitchen making cinnamon rolls this morning. In fact I got so excited about baking this morning that I temporarily forgot that I had signed up for a Segullah post today. My good friend had a baby last week, so in the grand tradition of Mormon women everywhere I am going to [...]

Sage of the Subway

On the way home from my weekly OB appointment during the ninth month of my last pregnancy I stepped onto a very crowded train. It was rush hour, which meant I had spent far longer than planned waiting at the Dr.’s office just so I could get weighed, have my blood pressure taken, asked if [...]

Dream Come True

In high school I had a BIG crush. Since my first days of having crushes on boys there has been a pattern. I’ve always gone for guys with a little extra flair for the dramatics. Following is a sampling of my past loves.
Example #1: Ryan*, third grade. During sharing circle he talked about riding three [...]

Feast Upon the Word

Last week during a special time of the month for me I cried to my husband about what a horrible person I am. I don’t know if you do this, but I start to feel a bit like a big ball of flaws, with nothing good to offer to the world, no talents, no [...]

What to do with the leftover Easter candy . . .

I’m sitting here eating Easter candy for breakfast. Not just Easter candy, I made sure it’s part of a complete breakfast. I had two glasses of water, a small bowl of Kix with 1% milk, a slice of double fiber toast with a tsp. of butter. Post-morning workout I often feel energized and resolved to [...]

My New List

We had a Stake Relief Society Conference this past weekend. My husband worries when I go to things like this, the same way he frets a bit as general conference weekend approaches. He says its because I come home discouraged and stressed out. I go with enthusiasm, furiously take notes, listen, try to focus and [...]

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