Reclaiming My Inner Pioneer

I wasn't surprised to be the only woman in my ward in pants on Sunday.  I did see a bit of purple, and that was nice.  No one said anyth...

Last week some women on facebook got together and decided they were going to start a "wear pants to church day", this sunday.  I...

Notice the pine tree.  I'm not sure what happened there, but it looks like something took a bite out of the side. A couple of the ...

I'm off somewhere.  Yesterday, we all woke up, and I felt bad that I didn't make my Mister a special Father's Day breakfast (bec...

I've been feeling wordy lately.  Check out my guest posts at  Feminist Mormon Housewives  and  Wheat and Tares .

The most fun part about conference bingo (aside from the candy) is hearing the kids yell, "PRAYER!  THEY SAID PRAYER" as they...

We took my parents to the  Missionary Training Center  this past Monday.  They're going to be there for about two weeks, and then they...

This line from the Proclamation on the Family is an often overlooked part of the meaning behind the document. My friend Derek recently po...

Recently I heard someone talk about their family in California and how they were affected by proposition 8, and how it showed them that some...

I recently shopped for and purchased a new swim suit, which of course has me thinking about modesty. Nearly any swim suit you buy is going ...

Yesterday during sunday school, the primary president called me out into the hall to talk about my 5-year-old. Apparently he's been a b...

I submitted a guest post on Feminist Mormon Housewives last month and got a little (good) shock when it was posted this morning (I didn'...

Growing up, I was always taught at church to avoid any type of "anti" materials. It wasn't an issue for me, why would I be in...

Several years ago my Mister bought Sarah Mclachlan's christmas album for me from itunes, I start listening to it the day after thanksgiv...

My little brother has really grown up to be someone I admire, I'm reminded of how wise he is by a recent post on his blog. Shenpa Warrio...

Elder Wickman : If you have some legally sanctioned relationship with the bundle of legal rights traditionally belonging to marriage and go...

Amusement (with a pardon to my Mister) From the comments on this editorial: Utah is no longer the reddest state in the Union; that honor n...

Thanks to Bob for this article. (I've shortened it quite a bit, for the full article see bob's blog .) If this was applicable in 1...

I like to see discussions like these where people stay so polite. I really recommend reading this post- and all the comments. I personally ...

Anti-PC Infidel (warning, his blog is a bit much for a moderate like myself- also you can't comment and tell him you disagree with him,...