I take every beat of my heart seriously.

I probably pay more attention to each little thump in my chest than most women because there was a time when my heart gave out on me. I went into heart failure after Nicole, my oldest daughter, was born. More technically, I had peripartum cardiomyopathy, a rare…

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If your kid has ever been teased, you know there's nothing like seeing your child bullied to bring out your inner mama bear in all of her growling, hair-bristling glory.

At an indoor playground this week, my sister and I watched as two children bullied my 2-year-old niece. They ran around her, calling…

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I found myself on the losing end of an intense battle of Sorry this week.

The game started as normal, but halfway through I realized I was the loner destined to lose to my husband and 4-year-old daughter, Nicole, who had ganged up against me. They were on separate teams, but somehow had created an…

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Does watching R-rated movies make you a bad Mormon? Depends on whom you ask. So I was surprised to see in the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life survey last week that 39 percent of the Mormons surveyed said not watching R-rated movies was essential to being a "good Mormon." Another 47 percent said it was…

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If Mitt Romney wins the primary election, what does that mean for Mormons ... and me?

It’s a question I’ve been asking myself lately while watching debates and Romney’s win in the Iowa caucus last week. Will a presidential campaign featuring Romney vs. Obama mean mud-slinging rhetoric…

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