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Women Validating Women: Celebrating Mother’s Day and Teacher Appreciation Week
I’ve been in a rotten mood this week because I want to know who’s idea it was to make National Teacher Appreciation Week the week before Mother’s Day? In a profession that is dominated by women and in a society that … Continue reading
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Tagged Gender roles, motherhood, mothers' day, National Teacher Appreciation Week, society, teacher, teaching, validation
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Announcement: Submission Request for Fall 2010 Exponent II Issue
Exponent II’s Summer issue is on its way to layout and is slated for publication this June. We’re now looking for personal essays, poetry, book reviews, fiction, art and other writing for upcoming issues including our next due out in … Continue reading
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Tagged Awakenings, Global Zion, interfaith, Mormon upbringing, mothers' day, passion, request, Sister Speak, spirituality, submissions
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Mothers Day Gift from Bishopric to Women?
Mothers Day is a hard day for a lot of Mormon women. I myself have mixed feelings. On the one hand, I think it’s refreshing to listen to talks and lessons that actually focus on women. On the other hand, … Continue reading
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: a Mother's Day Talk
by EmilyCC This isn’t a cheery talk. (My husband, Nate: “I think people are going to want to shoot themselves afterwards.”) But, my points in this talk are twofold: we all can mother (Jesus and Heavenly Father are prime examples) … Continue reading
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Tagged ambivalence, genealogy, Heavenly Father, Heavenly Mother, infertility, Jesus Christ, LDS talks, motherhood, mothering, mothers' day, singles
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When Mother's Day Sucks
Dreamcatcher Sheila, has been doing a series on her personal blog about what she’s learned from infertility. This essay is a version of one of the Fertility Quest posts. Mother’s Day, May 11th, is really just around the corner. And … Continue reading
The Best Hymns to Sing on Mothers' Day
This last Sunday for Mothers’ Day, my ward sang one fantastic hymn (“O My Father”) and one hymn I didn’t particularly care for (“Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth”). So, in my mind, I’m envisioning my ideal Mothers’ Day … Continue reading
What I really want for Mothers Day…
I have to admit that I appreciate a bouquet of flowers and some very fine dark chocolate. I’ve even really liked the jewelry that my husband has given me for Mother’s Day in past years. And the Eggs Florentine that … Continue reading
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Tagged Gender roles, gifts, holidays, mother, motherhood, mothers' day
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