Author Archives: Corktree

About Corktree

Corktree is exploring life and spirituality in new ways and new environments while studying midwifery, reiki, yoga, homeopathy, herbology and evolutionary nutrition. She has 3 daughters and one son, which add up to what now feels like an enormous family of 6.

Paths

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Corktree

With a nod to my Exponent sisters who first introduced me to Mary Oliver, I present this poem. It came to me and whispered its fierce message when I needed it most, as I feel it must for many who … Continue reading →

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Poll: The Hard Questions

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Corktree

In life there are moments for each of us where we have to ask ourselves what we want, sometimes just so that we can deny ourselves of that very thing we are longing for or seeking. But why do we … Continue reading →

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Poll: Residential preference

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Corktree

A month ago I moved with my family to a new home, city and state. From Boise to Seattle, we have experienced more than just the changes and challenges of a major move as a family of 6, but a … Continue reading →

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Poll: Online Feminism

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Corktree

Today’s poll comes from a combination of suggestions from readers Fran and Rachel. It can be a bit scary to put into words – especially searchable words that anyone can read – how we feel about issues like inequality in … Continue reading →

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What’s a vagina?

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Corktree

How do you feel when you hear the word “vagina”? Does it make you squirm? Does it bring to mind a region of the female body that is to be guarded and unexamined unless necessary? Are you comfortable with your … Continue reading →

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Poll: Domestic Duties

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Corktree

It occurred to me recently that my husband and I tend to swap roles around the house somewhat. We’ve never had any hard and fast rules or lines around what we do and don’t do, but it still surprises me … Continue reading →

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Staying with polygamists

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Corktree

Part of me didn’t want to believe it was true, and yet I knew it was. The girls all in dresses with long hair done up in styles of a by-gone era. The young faces, not all with traces of … Continue reading →

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Poll: Heaven

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Corktree

Forgive me for being blunt, but has anyone ever wondered why on earth the descriptions we have of the Celestial Kingdom and the ultimate afterlife party are all that appealing? Am I the only one that doesn’t think it’s much … Continue reading →

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Less is more

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Corktree

I love words. Layered and simply complex, they speak to me in all their composite glory. Roots and suffixes; a whole story from genesis to finale can be contained in a single noun or verb. Synonyms, antonyms, definitions, etymology; I … Continue reading →

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Relief Society Lesson 42: The Gathering of Israel

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Corktree

I love and am a little obsessed with Jewish culture and history, so the content of this lesson as it goes in the manual is a bit too cut and dry for me. Maybe even boring? But even so, I … Continue reading →

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