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Mormon Mom Blogs

26th January, 2011 - Posted by - No Comments

Just like Emily Matchar declares in her Salon.com article, I am obsessed with Mormon Mommy or Lifestyle Blogs.  I can’t for the life of me even remember how I became addicted or what lead me to them in the first place.  I know the first blog I read was Stephanie Nielson’s NieNieDialogues, which lead me to her sister’s blog C.Jane,EnjoyIt.  From there it’s been a rotating and ever changing collection of Mormon mommy bloggers helping me start my day.

I know nothing about being a Mormon, enjoy my wine and have no grandiose ideas that these womens’  lives are without conflict or everyday trials.  However, they camouflage the mundane with baking and craft projects, road trips, play-dates with their never-ending supply of cousins and dates with their dotting husbands.

These women speak to the part of me that loves mothering, that longs for a better relationship with my husband.  The part of me that garners great satisfaction from taking care of my home, my children and my husband.  The part of me that wishes I was more creative, had more time, was better at being in the moment. 

So do I read these blogs to make myself feel insufficient as a wife and mother or do I read to inspire?  Honestly,  it’s a little bit of both.

I wonder where these women get all their free time to come up with these projects, much less start and finish them, I wonder if they ever yell at their kids, get into fights with their husbands… do they ever feel inadequate?

But then, I’m also inspired to make fabulous, healthy dinners for my family, to spend quality time with my children, to connect with my husband emotionally and physically, to feel fulfilled both in my career and as a wife and mother. 

I’ll continue to read my blogs, hoping to find a balance in my own life where each part of me – self, mom, wife, daughter,  and friend is at peace with the others.