First of all, congratulations to Stella!I’ve been in a slump. I lack the words to describe what work has been like for me this past month, other than to say this: this month has once again proven to ...
Well friends, its finally happened. I am engaged! I am excited, and nervous, and cant hardly keep a thought in my head for longer then a few seconds but I wanted to take the time to write what I supp...
This General Conference, I lifted the protection on my personal Twitter account and participated in #TwitterStake and #ldsconf discussions. I am a Twitter fiend, and I loved this experience, but due ...
My sister moved to a far-off land, and I want to visit her and her adorable family. But to do so requires a passport. Can you believe I am as old as I am and dont have a passport? Since I served a mi...
Last night I sat with my sweetheart enjoying a well earned piece of pizza (after my 20 minute swim at the gym) talking about our day, what our upcoming plans were, joking and teasing each other (as o...
***Really hoping this post doesn’t completely reveal my identity*** I teach at a public high school, and every so often I’m asked to help out with playing the piano. I should have said no this year, ...
Today Im feeling it. That righteous indignation that boils up in me from time to time when I see what I consider to be an injustice. I read an article today on a LDS magazine website about single LDS...
One part of being single and childless that people might not realize is that I dont get a lot of physical attention. Even my sisters, who have happy marriages but have had spells of single-mothering ...
Ive been dating my boy for about 3.5 months now. Im past the scared feelings (I think), Ive passed the stage of waiting for his personality to change and Im arriving full speed at the could this be i...
After the last relationship debacle with the Boy of Summer, I swore off online sites. That system is just not for me. If it wasnt going to work out with him, it wasnt gonna work out with anyone. So I...
First off - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. I hope that everyone made it through the holidays with happy memories and fun experiences.Ive been thinking a lot lately about the trials and su...
As I write this on Christmas Eve, I am humbled to think that regardless of income, race, gender, or yes, even marital status, He loves me. He loves you. He came to earth for us. On this special day, ...
Last Sundays lesson in Relief Society was a revisiting of Elder Uchtdorfs talk in the Relief Society General Meeting about Forget-Me-Nots. I loved the premise of this talk—his first point about how w...
29 days ago, a friend pressured me into trying National Novel Writing Month. Technically, I dont fit in their parameters, because most of the writers focus on works of fiction, and I cant imagine any...
I am dating a new man. Yea!! right? Um, no. I stopped getting excited about new relationships years ago. Now I approach them like Im walking up quietly on a venomous snake that will snap my neck in t...
I think we mention the importance of gratitude on a fairly regular basis here on the ol blog, but its worth another mention today.The talks in my ward today were all about gratitude and how important...
I read the most fascinating and eye-opening book suggested by one of our readers this summer. It’s called “Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough” by Lori Gottlieb. Now before you go of...
I have a new, dear friend that has been kind enough to entertain some of my questions about dating from the male perspective. Hes unbelievably patient with me and so far hasnt taken offense to anythi...
When I transferred from BYU to a Midwestern university, I enrolled in Institute. I was 22 at the time, and was returning to church activity after a horrific engagement to a boy who did not share my f...
As I was doing a little "work avoidance" I came across this article on CNNs website and felt that familiar feeling of "Ive got to blog this" come upon me. I ask you to hang in there w...
I saw Moneyball with a friend today. Im an Aaron Sorkin fangirl, and he co-wrote the screenplay, and Im a baseball fan, so it met the litmus test for being worth the price of matinee admission. It di...
For the first time in my life—and I hope not the last—I had the opportunity to read an advance reading copy of a book. “31 Dates in 31 Days” is the tale of Tamara Duricka Johnsons quest to make sense...
No matter how hard I try to squash it down its there. No matter how many times I swear - NEVER AGAIN! its there. No matter how many times I tell myself let it go - have faith or its never going to ha...
On tonights season premiere of “How I Met Your Mother,” the ever-hopeful Ted arrives at the frightening realization that he no longer has hope. Talking to his friend Robin, Ted grapples with the real...
5:30 AM, my alarm goes off and I pray for the feeling of sadness and dread to go away. 7 AM, sitting at my desk, buried in papers and lesson plans, I take a deep breath and forget that I woke up with...
Today is a special day. A day for reflection and evaluation. A day to remember our blessings and spend time with our loved ones. Today I pause to remember all the things this day means to me and I im...
Have you ever gone on a date with a guy that you knew you had NO intention of ever going out with again? So why did you say yes in the first place? maybe he caught you off guard or it was a pity date...
I have a dear, sweet, beautiful friend who made the unfortunate choice to do a little cyber surfing for blogs of LDS single men. Unfortunately...she found a few. She called me and I have never once i...
A long time ago, I decided I would not allow myself to be emotionally manipulated by a man. I would not let him woo me with fancy words or romantic gestures, because I didnt want to deal with the ine...
So I spent all summer wrapped up in a relationship that I felt had real potential, and last week it ended. Abruptly. So abruptly, that Im still reeling, and I dont want to be a complete downer so Ive...
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