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An Inner-Height Love Story

Michelle Larson is:  wife, mom to 5, future adopted mom to a child from Ethiopia (waiting for referral), director of a non-profit called Grow.Learn.Give., sister of twenty-six (counting in-laws), daughter to four, teacher of lots of church kids, runner- skier- dancer- writer for herself, health teacher to anyone that will listen, chaeuffer and slave to [...]

Segullah’s 5th Anniversary Issue

Segullah has been our peculiar treasure for five years, and we are proud to announce our fifth anniversary issue entitled, “Inside and Outside Marriage.”  In this issue, our authors explore the many facets of marriage — its challenges, trials, and rewards — both from within and without.  This special double-length edition features a collection of [...]

Trying to Cure the Seven Year Itch? Scratch It. Often.

 Today’s Up Close post comes from Nan, a cheery and clever woman who delights in her expedition. In her words: “I spent the first 18 years of my life in the same house and ward in Northern Utah. In the decade and a half since, I’ve had 30 different addresses in places as remote as [...]

The Fascinating Girl

Take with me, if you will, a little trip down memory lane. It’s 1975 and I’m lying on my lavender ruffled bedspread in my lavender bedroom, hair tucked behind my ears, reading my favorite book and marking my favorite passages. At fifteen, I study this book daily, copy sections of it in my diary, memorize [...]

Crushes: Unappreciated Delicacy of Youth

“Oh new love!” my friend Kelli pined, “It’s so exciting. I miss it! I have to enjoy it vicariously through you. Really, I love being married, but I miss the ‘falling in love’ part, it’s so fun.” She begged for more details, downright giddy, as I recounted some episode from my “crush-of-the-month” on our way to work. [...]

a different sort of happily-ever-after

“I don’t’ think there has ever been a premarital couple who is closer than Beau and I are. We’re one of the rare lucky ones whose union far exceeds the sum of it’s parts…one plus one equals a billion. I have a feeling the best thing I’m going to have in this life is my [...]

Dating, Courtship, Marriage, WORK

Attention all Segullah readers: The deadline (August 15th) is quickly approaching for our 5th anniversary issue on Dating, Courtship and Marriage. We hope to make this an extended issue examining every aspect of bliss and heartbreak, but we need your contributions.  Writing tips can be found here and submission information is here. Be sure to [...]

The Ones Who Got Away (and I’m so glad they did)

Watching my nineteen-year-old daughter begin to navigate the college dating world (deep breaths) has reminded me how often I fall short as a mother, because I just realized this week that I have yet to impart all of my hard-won wisdom about dating and courtship and marriage (she’s my oldest, so I’m a little clueless [...]

…That Lovin’ Feeling?

Have you got it?  Have you lost it?  Are you still looking for it?  Then we want to hear from you!  Segullah is looking for submissions for our Spring 2010 issue themed, “Dating, Courtship, and Marriage.”  Our mission is to highlight a variety of women’s perspectives within a framework of shared beliefs and values.  So, [...]

Getting away from it all…

When DH and I got engaged, one of the first things we did (like thousands of studious Mormon virgins of our era) was purchase and avidly read Tim and Beverly LaHaye’s book The Act of Marriage. More than a decade later, I don’t remember much of the, ahem, technical advice they offered, but I’ll always [...]

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