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Mormon women blogging about the peculiar and the treasured

Choice and Anxiety

About six years ago I moved from Utah to Seattle. Our apartment complex sat next to a large outdoor mall that included a grocery store.  I discovered that I could easily walk out the back door of my apartment and get to the store in less than five minutes, so I bought a wire grocery [...]

Pancakes or Waffles?

Swedish Pancakes – photo by cookiedog This month I am participating in Jana Riess’s “Flunking Sainthood” Gratitude Challenge on Facebook. The task is to come up with – and write down – five things everyday for which you are grateful. This hasn’t been be too big of a stretch. The process of developing an attitude [...]

The Freedom to Choose Indulgence

Maybe it’s because I’m so full. Because I just ate the entire pantry full of Trader Joe’s delicacy: chocolate covered almonds, chocolate covered pretzels, chocolate covered PEANUT BUTTER pretzels, and THEN, after all that, cut the chocolate with a few macaroons. So this food journal entry, I’m cataloging it because I think it might be [...]

BRAVE

I was at Redbox the other day looking for a family movie to celebrate the last day of school. I saw an animated film with a red-haired girl on the case entitled Brave. “Hey, look at that,” I said to myself, “Brave is already out on video.” (I had seen the movie trailer in the [...]

Angry Mom

Today’s guest post author has asked to remain anonymous. I can still vividly remember the first time I hit my daughter. She was about eighteen months old and didn’t want to get in her carseat. I was frustrated by her wriggling and whining, and somehow my hand came up and slapped her on the cheek. [...]

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    • June 2013 Editorial and Table of Contents June 15, 2013
      As summer arrives in North America, the freshness of the air and the brightness of the trees set the perfect ... keep reading […]
    • Life Piled on Life June 15, 2013
      Under the grandstand, Doreen and I found pop bottles to cash in for pop. We were poor, but we were ... keep reading […]
    • The Facts of Life June 15, 2013
      You come to me drowning in doubt. Fourth grade can be cruel when discerning truth. We sit in near-dark, my ... keep reading […]
    • Consolidate June 15, 2013
      The kitchen table was thick and dark. As children, my brother, sister, and I would throw blankets over it and ... keep reading […]
    • To Martha and Her Fragrant Home August 1, 2007
      Spikenard lingers. While loaves and garlic and fruits, her perfumes, Float, too, Filling to walls, drawing souls For nourishment For ... keep reading […]
    • Alex, 9 May 1, 2006
      Cool you are, and warm. Your nine-year-old body still knows how to romp, Careen in delight, Rejoice in flight of ... keep reading […]
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