or look at the blue, blue sky…
My favorite Primary song has always been “My Heavenly Father Loves Me.” Even as I young child I felt the beauty of nature keenly, and that beauty spoke to me of something grander and...
Author: Jana
her true center
Many of my last posts at Exponent before I took a sabbatical from writing, were about being alone (see this one and this one) It was a time of my life where I was...
Lessons Learned from the Exponent Blog
This is my addition to the 10th anniversary retrospective series for the blog. This anniversary has coincided with a time that I’m also doing a lot of reflecting about my career and my life...
Purse-onality
About 15 years ago I heard Louise Plummer speak at a Relief Society even where she challanged us to write about our lives. She offered several prompts for daily writing, and among them was...
A crowd-sourced interactive timeline for Mormon Women’s History
To use the power of the “crowd” to create a visual representation of significant events in Mormon women’s history, I’ve created a Mormon Women’s History Timeline that’s populated from a google spreadsheet to display...
Vlog: Changes
Below is my first attempt at a “vlog” for the Exponent. I look forward to your comments–either about this genre (how does it compare to a regular blogpost?) or about the questions that I...
A ritual for undoing a marriage: Tearing Asunder
Last Saturday I donned my wedding dress for the last time. I tore off the sleeves, shredded the skirt, and walked into the ocean while scattering the petals of pink roses. Photos by D’Arcy...
Traveler’s Tales on the Pilgrimsteps blog
Within moments of John telling me that he was leaving our marriage, I texted a friend: John is leaving me. In despair. Can I come over? I remember almost nothing of that night except...
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