Category Archives: introspection

On Loving

I wonder how many women give birth and don’t immediately feel a tsunami of motherly love toward their babies. I wonder how many women might feel guilty about that. I hope not many. But probably a lot. •••••••••• I was … Continue reading

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Siblinghood

Women only [call each other sister] when they have called each other a lot of other things first. —Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest Did I ever tell you I was blessed with the World’s Greatest Sister? All of you have … Continue reading

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I Wore Pants to My Mormon Church

To find out more about why I wore pants to church, and why it was even a big deal, please visit the Facebook page about it here. Also, this Huffington Post article here. ••••••• Five years ago after marrying a … Continue reading

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Twentysix

It’s the night before my 26th birthday. Twenty six years ago tonight my mother was laying in bed wondering when I’d be born. Was she nervous? Was she scared? Exhausted? Worried? Anxious? Excited? I think I know how I would feel … Continue reading

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Persist

If I had been clever 9 months ago I would have chosen a theme word for my 2012. I’ve read about the concept on blogs lots before and it seems like a good idea—declaring a theme for one’s year—but for … Continue reading

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