Tag Archives: mothers’ day

A New Kind of Mother’s Day

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Spunky

This last Mother’s Day was new to me. In the past few months, we unexpectedly found ourselves in the lucky position of increasing the numbers in our household, with the end goal/hope/prayer to permanently adopt. It has been a wonderful adventure … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day Wars

Posted on May 11, 2012 by TopHat

There is probably not a holiday more volatile for Mormon women than Mother’s Day. While some love the talks and chocolates and pansies, some haven’t been to church on Mother’s Day for years. There are many reasons why one would … Continue reading →

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Favorite Exponent posts about Mothers

Posted on May 8, 2012 by EmilyCC

Here are some of our favorite posts about motherhood in 2011 and 2012: *Guest post by Pandora about being a new empty nester *April blogs about Primary’s best Mother’s Day songs *Spunky writes about trying to identify with Mary as … Continue reading →

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That Perfect Mother’s Day Gift

Posted on April 30, 2012 by EmilyCC

Looking for that special gift for Mother’s Day?  Habits of Being: Mormon Women’s Material Culture is Exponent II‘s first book published in over 30 years. A variety of Mormon women write about objects they have inherited from their ancestresses in … Continue reading →

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The Best Mother’s Day Primary Songs

Posted on March 15, 2012 by April

I was the ward primary chorister for a long time—a very, very long time. A great annual challenge I faced was selecting a song for the children to sing on Mother’s Day. Father’s Day was less difficult.  You wouldn’t think … Continue reading →

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Women Validating Women: Celebrating Mother’s Day and Teacher Appreciation Week

Posted on May 5, 2010 by EmilyCC

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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Announcement: Submission Request for Fall 2010 Exponent II Issue

Posted on April 21, 2010 by EmilyCC

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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Mothers Day Gift from Bishopric to Women?

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Caroline

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 →

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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: a Mother's Day Talk

Posted on May 9, 2009 by EmilyCC

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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When Mother's Day Sucks

Posted on May 10, 2008 by EmilyCC

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 →

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