Author Archives: G

on attending baptisms

Posted on October 3, 2011 by G

Our little family (husband, son, and I) have not been to church in quite some time now.  We’ll, I take that back, son and I have been attending the local Friends meeting off and now for almost a year, but … Continue reading →

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The Crutch and the Confidence

Posted on May 7, 2011 by G

(this was written several years ago. I thought I’d share it here, as it was during a pivotal part of my ‘transitional’ phase) Something that happened when I moved out of participation in the church. I lost my confidence. Of … Continue reading →

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belief and dissonance

Posted on April 2, 2011 by G

(I wrote this post several years ago so the links are a bit dated, but I thought it would be good for discussion anyways.) “…I believe in a personal god who cares about me and worries and oversees everything I … Continue reading →

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up the hill (god, belief, sweat, etc)

Posted on March 25, 2011 by G

The other morning I ran up Tumamoc hill. First time I’ve ever been able to run up the whole thing: It’s short, 1.5 miles to the top for a quick 3 mile round trip; but brutal steep: you climb up … Continue reading →

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created to please

Posted on March 9, 2011 by G

I read two fascinating novels this past month, both of them very different (The Fox Woman set in an ancient magical Japan and The Windup Girl set in a future dystopian Thailand) but they had a similar refrain in one … Continue reading →

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pushing past comfortable

Posted on February 5, 2011 by G

[I wrote this several months ago.  Now I am in training for my first full length marathon.] Yesterday, a friend and I ran 13.1 miles. (Which involved getting up at 3:30 am to drive to a drop point on the … Continue reading →

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365 days

Posted on January 1, 2011 by G

365 days ago, I started a project where I did a drawing every day. It is startling to look back and see how much just that little project has changed me over the course of this handful of days. I … Continue reading →

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Private Ritual

Posted on December 4, 2010 by G

This Thanksgiving, after all the eating and football and more eating (etc) our family had a bonfire. (We do that. A lot.) Once the initial 20 ft conflagration (yep, we use gasoline) had turned into a nice glow, my mother … Continue reading →

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Elections and Spouses

Posted on November 8, 2010 by G

So elections were this past week and depending on which side of the line you stand you are either thrilled or dismayed. Life has been so busy for us I was really worried that I was going to get wrapped … Continue reading →

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Call for Submissions: Mormon Women on Marriage

Posted on September 14, 2010 by G

Guest post, by Holly Welker . A few months ago I began thinking about the question, “What’s with Mormons and marriage? Not just temple marriage, but gay marriage and plural marriage and mixed orientation marriage and early marriage and no … Continue reading →

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