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Mormon women blogging about the peculiar and the treasured

Mommy the Hypocrite

My little boy is turning six in a month, and for at least six months I’ve been hearing all about the Angry Birds cupcakes he wants for his birthday party. Every time he mentions Angry Birds I change the subject. I don’t like Angry Birds. I don’t want Angry Birds at his birthday. In fact, [...]

Knowing What We Don’t Know

Last weekend I decided to watch a movie that came out last year, but apparently has not had much publicity because I had not heard of it until a few weeks ago. The movie is called A Better Life and it is about a gardener who lives in Los Angeles and is raising his teenage [...]

A Valentine for My Village

Two weeks before Valentine ’s Day my daughter’s teacher sent home a box with instructions to decorate it and bring it back for the class party. We’ve made Valentine boxes for the past few years, so I was no stranger to the tradition and was at least grateful that this time we were given a [...]

Home Sweet Home

Every day one of my children comes rushing in the door and heads straight to the bathroom. We’ve talked repeatedly about the physical issues that can come up from holding it in all day, but she refuses to listen to reason and only uses the bathroom in public when the situation becomes absolutely unavoidable. As [...]

Mr. Krueger and Me

A few Sundays ago I was feeling somewhat desperate in my attempts to entertain three small children in a reverent manner, when I remembered my collection of free Church DVDS and decided to watch Mr. Krueger’s Christmas. If you haven’t seen it before, the short film tells the story of Mr. Krueger, an elderly man [...]

Black Friday (or not)

Today my parents asked me what Thanksgiving memories I had. The truth is, not many. We never lived close to extended family and so the holiday was usually a low-key one. I know we usually had turkey and rolls and pie and all the other fixings, but I don’t have a lot of memories of [...]

Once in a Lifetime

I’ve never had much of a ‘bucket list’, but there is one major accomplishment that has been a goal of mine for as long as I can remember: I wanted to be on the game show Jeopardy! I started reading at a young age and I have loved learning ever since. In high school I [...]

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