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motherhood Archive
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Unglorifying Motherhood
April showers are over and May flowers are starting to bloom. This beautiful time of year has many people... -
Motherhood Is Not the Essense of my Personhood
Dear Kennedy, Marin, and Stuart, Mother’s Day is tomorrow. Mother’s Day is not my favorite–for a whole host of... -
“Motherhood” in six short words
A few months ago, I was lucky enough to spend three blissful days reading, writing, walking, jogging, eating, and mostly... -
Mormon Moms Meet Yale
For the past few years, I’ve been a part of a wildly ambitious ward project that my friend, Lia Collings,... -
Parenthood Juggle: Depression and Poetry
“I started writing poetry before I had kids and was struggling with infertility. [ . . . ] Poetry became... -
Parenthood Juggle: Only One Body
If I’m honest, I was more ecstatically happy the day I found out I was accepted to school than the... -
Parenthood Juggle: Twists and Turns
As I was graduating from BYU with my MBA I got a piece of advice from the assistant dean, herself... -
Guest Post Invitation: The Parenthood Juggle
I want my daughters (and my son!) to be able to read about other women’s struggles. How did they... -
Babies and Grad School
Today’s guest post is written by Caitlin. My first week of grad school ended in an emotional break-down, not unlike... -
Unexpected Spiritual Experiences: Letting the Sea In
This wasn’t how it was supposed to be. That thought thrummed constantly below the surface, a drumbeat following me everywhere.... -
Olympic Moms
I’ve been really enjoying watching the Olympics the last few days. The kids planned an opening ceremonies party on... -
Mormon Motherhood: Spiritual Buzzkill
I’ve been thinking lately about how interesting it is that Mormon church leaders place such high priority on getting married... -
20 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Half a Church
I have brought my daughter, dressed up and nervous with anticipation, gift in hand, to a birthday party where the... -
Roller Coaster
A year ago, I was living in a daze. I was spending most nights curled up against my... -
14 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Uchtdorf Steps In It
“But PLEASE, for the love of God, don’t tell us that God hasn’t forgotten us. We’re not that small. Or... -
Crash Test
The thought of any inexperienced driver in charge of a 4,000 pound machine makes me very nervous, but anticipating my... -
Operation Stop Arm
My neighbor Sheri and I watched motorists pass our children’s school bus for years. We took video, called the police,... -
The Illusion of Equality
Today, a guest post from Helen. I read a review of Rebecca Asher’s book the week it came out in... -
O me, of little Feyth
I’m drowning right now. I just finished up the hardest, most wholly unsatisfying and frustrating year of my career. Sure,... -
BUTT-erfly T-shirts for Mother’s Day
My first child was born on January 5. The months between her birth and Mother’s Day were, um, let’s just... -
The Joys of Parenthood
Why do we have such a hard time admitting to the realities of parenthood? This morning a dear friend of... -
The Grass is Always Greener
I just got back from a fancy schmantzy conference for educational researchers in New Orleans. I submit proposals every year... -
Kids and Calamities
I watched the Twin Towers fall on TV, my oldest child safely ensconced in her kindergarten class. My toddler... -
My Own (not-so-little-anymore) Dancing Boy
My son Stuart turned 8 in February and was baptized as a member of our church last Sunday. (Children... -
Mother and Daughter
This photograph was taken by our very own O’Q, whose combination of High Dynamic Range photography with the depth of... -
Urban Camping Part II
My husband had just offered me the deal of the century: one month, completely kid-free, so that I could...