Posts Tagged "Homemaking"

Self-proclaimed Feminist Atheist "Addicted" to Mormon Mommy Blogs

Posted by on Jan 21, 2011 in How We Live | 0 comments

Just in case you hadn’t yet seen this Salon article, read why Emily Matchar, a “young, feminist atheist who can’t bake a cupcake” [her words] and other women as well finds themselves drawn to reading lifestyle blogs of Mormon homemakers. “Why Can’t I Stop Reading Mormon Housewife Blogs?” Matchar’s article ends with her saying: Clearly, life for the Mormon wife is not all crafts and cupcakes. Even if it were, I seriously doubt that crafts and cupcakes are all...

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Mormon Motherhood Poetry: "Folding Clothes"

Posted by on Sep 28, 2010 in How We Live, Who We Are | 2 comments

~by Marsha Steed Keller I love to fold laundry. It is a time that I reflect on each individual I have stewardship over, and as I fold, I remember when they wore a certain article of clothing, and often tears of joy, love and gratitude accompany the task. It centers me and allows me to focus on the good of each individual. Now that they are all gone, this poem has come true. It is a bittersweet remembrance. - – - – - – - Some women may complain About the mounds of soiled...

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