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Being Mormon
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Being Mormon
I’m still bummed about A Capella, Tracey
12.08.11 | Permalink | 3 CommentsI’m not very musical, despite the obligatory piano lessons in my tweens. But I wrote some words for Esther and Deborah verses for the Jesse Tree. Now for Abish to the tune of Army of Helaman . . . Esther’s Courage (to Nephi’s Courage) The Lord commanded Esther to go and wed the king Haman [...]
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Being Mormon, christmas, Family, holidays
A Mormon Jesse Tree: Witnesses and Types of Christ
11.16.11 | Permalink | Comments OffI’ve got a mild case of HAD this year — Holiday Affective Disorder, possibly triggered by the marathon month of Halloween (remember the innocent days of a 2-hour Halloween?). I’m tempted to serve chicken nuggets for Thanksgiving and to let my children off the hook for dish chores (for the day) as their “big” Christmas [...]
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Being Mormon, blogging as therapy, motherhood
“I hope you’re not LDS …”
08.15.11 | Permalink | 22 CommentsThis morning Crysanthemum and I took our kids to Ikea for breakfast, a little quality time in the Smaland play place, and some organization-supply shopping. My kids love eating in the Ikea cafeteria, sitting at the familiar little tables in front of retro Goofy cartoons. Plus it’s free this month. Molly wanders around a bit, and [...]
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Being Mormon, breastfeeding, motherhood
thy nursing fathers
07.19.11 | Permalink | 3 CommentsThere is a prickling at the back of my mind, like a phantom limb that isn’t a phantom or a limb, but is a part of me, if I am away from my nursing baby too long. The unbreakable tie that tethers us is invisible in the hours we are separated. Yesterday I painted downstairs [...]
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Being Mormon
This will probably sound self-righteous and/or defensive, but what the heck
06.30.11 | Permalink | 35 Comments(Updated: This post won’t make sense unless you read the previous one. When I said it might sound defensive or self-righteous (really I mean judgemental) it was because I feared it would sound like I am judging those who I consider to be judgemental about clothing/appearance and that it might sound defensive because it is [...]
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Being Mormon, daughters, Sally
#Mormsandmakeup (hashtag by @ThatFig)
06.29.11 | Permalink | 37 CommentsA couple weeks ago the Primary President pulled me out of my Sunbeam class to talk about Avery. It had been reported to her that Avery does not sit like a lady in class, and the boys are commenting on it. I will note first that my daughters dress even more modestly than I did [...]
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Being Mormon
The Church Handbook of Instructions versus the Unwritten Order of Things
06.18.11 | Permalink | 9 CommentsThe clerk called to ask Tom and I to give the prayers in Sacrament Meeting last week. I told Tom I’d do it as long as I could give the opening prayer.* Tom said the clerk said that was fine, and we were on. And then we forgot. But through some weird karmic time warp [...]
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