Feminist Mormon Housewives
One year ago I wrote a blog post with a lot of ideas about commemorating the 20 year anniversary of FMH, Which is TODAY! But I never got around to doing most of them, because boy howdy has it been a year for me. The biggest of the news is …
It’s been 19 years ago today that I founded fMh and started this wild beautiful ride. I have been thinking about wanting to do something to commemorate the 20th anniversary next year along with perhaps a memorial/funeral/goodbye of some sort to lay this project to rest. I think that it …
Dear Latter-day Saints, The latest online correction to the Come Follow Me manual has me thinking deeply about how we, as Christian people, wrestle with scripture. Let’s take a closer look at 2 Nephi 5:20-21, which I will name as a text of terror—a set of verses that have theologically …
By Margaret Olsen Hemming Over the last couple of years, I’ve described The Book of Mormon For the Least of These to …
It’s been awhile since I promo-ed a podcast. Today I’m spotlighting a more serious project: Justice in America, hosted by Josie Duffey …
If you are looking for a binge-worthy TV show with fantastic characters, great acting, a dramatic plot, and more heart than you …
Today’s (slightly late, sorry, the school year just started and my brain is mostly dead) recommendation is the YA novel Dread Nation …
I have a 2-in-1 recommendation for you today, two excellent books by Francisco X. Stork. I liked them both so well, I …
I love a good slam poem, one full of emotion and power and truth. One of the great modern slam poets is …
Aster’s family keeps to themselves. They live in the woods outside of town and have their own ways, their own traditions. These …
Today I want to highlight one of my favorite podcasts: #WizardTeam by Black Girls Create. Each week, hosts Bayana Davis and Robyn …
Patina by Jason Reynolds Middle Grade Realistic Fiction Patina Jones ain’t no junk. She can’t afford to be, not since her mom lost her …
(Post edited 6/22/19 to give proper credit to Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop) Several times over the past few months I have …
Once, as a kid, I sat on the front steps of our house, waiting for someone, I think. As I waited, I …
When I was young, my parents would invite the Kelly’s over for dinner. Dr. Kelly had been my dad’s professor in college. …
Things are zipping along, you’re going on meets and dates and maybe some of your dates are going so well, you’re looking …
Since I stuck to the criteria I shared, it was really rare for a date to go wrong aside from the usual …
How to know when to meet? I used several criteria. Does conversation flow naturally? Do I want to know more about this …
I took it to heart that I should initiate contact when a profile caught my attention. Statistics showed that men had success …
