Molly Mormon Democrat

When I was a kid, I read and devoured a set of yellow paperback versions of Laura Ignalls Wilder's books (Little House in the Big Woods,...

There's a line that has been running through my mind from Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice  this week .  Let me start with...

One childhood memory I have is being caught reading multiple times on the same night AFTER lights out. I don't remember what I was read...

One of my book clubs decided to read Hillbilly Elegy  by J.D. Vance as our March selection. Vance's book is a memoir about his self-des...

Faith - is the Pierless Bridge Supporting what We see Unto the scene that We do not - Too slender for the eye It bears the Soul as bold ...

You've got to admire my consistency: I'm 100% on New Year's Resolutions this year. That is, 100% unsuccessful . Some of them I ...

As a child in primary (LDS Sunday School for kids) we played some version of the newlywed game.  I have no idea or remembrance of why t...

It's sad that it's only the third day of this and I'm already running out of political ideas.  So, Charlotte Bronte, pretty awe...

One of the things I love about Mormonism is that it encompasses all truth.  I think there is much good and truth to be found all over the w...

You know, because I am too lazy for an actual post - here are some things I found interesting over the past couple days: Steven Pearlstei...

One of the book clubs I'm in is doing a poetry night where everyone shares their favorite poem.  I don't often read poetry, so I fo...

I just finished reading "Drive," a book by Daniel H. Pink about what motivates us.  He argues that we are motivated less by extri...

For some reason, I really love to re-read my favorite books rather than branching out and trying new ones.  Admittedly, this does mean that...

Recently, one of my co-workers chose this book for our book club book: If you can't read the title, it is: "This is How: Prove...

One of my favorite poems from my senior year English class is "Ithaca" by K.P. Kavafis.  Here it is, in case you haven't read...

Each of us has dreams - unfulfilled wishes and hopes for the future.  So here's my inspirational thought today: keep dreaming that ...

The days of giving continue!  I'd like to feature a charity that advances a cause near and dear to my heart: childhood literacy.  First...

Tonight some friends invited me over to read "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens - we read an entire play version and it was a...

Isn't funny that, when you are thinking about a topic, you start to see it everywhere?  Such is light! I like this poem by the Persia...

One of the things I'm learning as I study light in the scriptures is that light is often used as a metaphor for truth.  More on that an...