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January 2015

January 20, 2015

Fundamentalist Approved Feminist Literature

I read constantly. It was a way to find out more about the world outside...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

Butch, Femme, Style, and Developing a Sense of Self

I remember climbing up the fence to scramble onto the roof, sometimes holding the...

August 09, 2012

It really wasn’t that long ago

Does this look familiar to you? I remember seeing Lucy get spanked by Ricki, and...

July 2012

July 19, 2012

Who am I? It’s a question that I started asking in earnest only a short...

June 2012

June 22, 2012

Equal but Different Vs Equal means Equal

Just a few weeks back Rachel Held Evans (a fantastic christian blogger) put together a...

June 08, 2012

Submission and Prison Cells: Part 2

Click here for Part OneLet me start by saying a sincere “I am sorry” to...

June 06, 2012

Submission and Prison Cells: Part 1

Almost five years ago, I was a devout conservative Christian. I had been married over two years,...

May 2012

May 15, 2012

Guest Post: Pray Together or Stay Together

“So you were a Christian when you married him, and now you’re not sure?” We...

May 07, 2012

The “Shoulds” of Motherhood

There is a reoccurring theme that I see in articles about motherhood that always makes...

April 2012

April 18, 2012

Unwrapping the Onion: Part 5: The Beauty of Acceptance

Found via PinterestThis post is part of a series of nine posts. Please click here...

April 13, 2012

Unwrapping the Onion: Part 3: A Growing Up Story

Before I go any further I just want to make it clear that my spouse...

November 2011

November 12, 2011

Babies, Duggars and Me

The command to be fruitful and multiply was mentioned frequently in our marriage ceremony and...

November 08, 2011

A new partnership

Recently my husband and I ended up fighting on and off all weekend about (of...

November 04, 2011

Choosing Respect

I don’t really watch Dancing with the Stars, in fact, we just got rid of...

July 2011

July 20, 2011

Boys and Girls aren’t different, they’re just individuals

This is a topic close to my heart, and I’ve been thinking about it and...

December 2010

December 11, 2010

Gender Roles and Shame: Part 2

After my last post about shame, I started thinking about the rest of the story....

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