Sometimes I want to find a post published on the blog Segullah, and there isn't an easy way for me to search for posts by authors. I must note that there are several writers who are more gifted than I am.
Nevertheless, sometimes I want to reread one of my posts there (to witness to my own better angels). I often give myself great advice; now if I would only follow it consistently.
Segullah is a faith-based blog where women often write in a way that blends details from their daily lives with quotes or allusions to scriptures and other devotional writing as well to references to literature and culture--high culture and low culture.
(The shared faith is through membership within or proximity to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.)
So a Segullah post may refer to Jesus, Jane Austin, burnt cookies, and Lisa Simpson.
2023 Posts: Ongoing--or Transitioning to New Faith-Based Projects?
112. February 17, https://segullah.org/blog/traits-of-come-follow-me-podcasts/
111. January 20, 2023 https://segullah.org/daily-special/free-range-saint/
2022 Posts: My favorite 2022 post is the one published in June
110. November 18, 2022 https://segullah.org/daily-special/promoting-unity-through-interfaith-interpath-efforts/
109. October 21, 2022 https://segullah.org/daily-special/parables-read-from-multiple-perspectives/
108. August 12, 2022 https://segullah.org/daily-special/free-range-saint/
107 July 15, 2022 https://segullah.org/blog/inspiration-in-a-vocation-al-setting/
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106. June 17, 2022. https://segullah.org/daily-special/loving-a-person-with-npd-can-you-hug-a-porcupine/
105. May 20, 2022. https://segullah.org/daily-special/agency-and-stewardships-challenged-by-dementia/
104. February 18, 2022. https://segullah.org/daily-special/comfort-in-those-in-need-of-comfort-dump-out/
103. January 21, 2022. https://segullah.org/daily-special/looking-for-living-sages-diverting-from-diversions-to-roads-less-taken/
2021 Posts: My favorite 2021 post is the one published in April
102. December 17, 2021 https://segullah.org/daily-special/teaching-nursery-children-about-the-nativity/
101. November 19, 2021 https://segullah.org/daily-special/addressing-halloween-impoliteness-increase-compassion/
100. October 15, 2021 https://segullah.org/daily-special/elder-kopischke-prayer-alone-cannot-address-many-mental-health-needs/
99. September 17, 2021 https://segullah.org/daily-special/when-someone-is-drowning-help-hinder-or-walk-by/
98. August 20, 2021 https://segullah.org/daily-special/peace-is-a-verb-not-a-noun/
97. July 16, 2021 https://segullah.org/daily-special/hurt-people-hurt-people/
96. June 18, 2021 https://segullah.org/daily-special/heck-is-other-people/
95. May 26, 2021 https://segullah.org/daily-special/developing-faith-as-the-pandemic-wanes/
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94. April 19, 2021 https://segullah.org/daily-special/i-am-the-queen-of-mediocrity/
93. March 19, 2021. http://segullah.org/blog/howard-gardner-and-encountering-the-divine/
92. February 19, 2021 http://segullah.org/daily-special/the-perils-of-supporting-a-parent/
91. January 26, 2021 http://segullah.org/blog/witness-my-2021-word-of-the-year/
My favorite 2020 post was the one published in October.
90. December 18, 2020
89.
November 20, 2020
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88. October 16, 2020 http://segullah.org/blog/partnered-in-a-pandemic-a-pebble-in-whose-shoe/
87. September 22, 2020 http://segullah.org/blog/fantasies-damage-relationships-pinterest-porn-and-politics/
86. August 21, 2020 http://segullah.org/blog/witnessing-the-work-of-grandmothers/
85. July 17, 2020 http://segullah.org/blog/publication-of-the-discourses-of-eliza-r-snow/
84. June 14, 2020 http://segullah.org/blog/its-about-time-for-fathers-day/
83. June 9, 2020 http://segullah.org/blog/difficulties-with-cross-cultural-communication/
82. May 26, 2020 http://segullah.org/blog/maintaining-work-family-boundaries-during-covid-19/
81. April 19, 2020: http://segullah.org/blog/sometimes-treading-water-is-a-victory/
80. March 20, 2020: http://segullah.org/daily-special/coronavirus-before-courage-pausing-to-mourn/
79. February 21, 2020: http://segullah.org/blog/exercising-my-demons-at-the-gym/
78. January 20, 2020: http://segullah.org/daily-special/resolution-evolution/
My favorite 2019 post was the one published in August.
77. Dec 16th 2019: https://segullah.org/daily-special/the-magi-and-imperfect-gifts/
76. Nov 25th 2019: https://segullah.org/daily-special/odaat-saint-finding-the-eternal-in-the-now/
75. Sep 20th 2019: https://segullah.org/daily-special/building-my-empty-nest-support-team/
74. Aug 16th 2019: https://segullah.org/daily-special/post-mission-not-my-baby-anymore/
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73. Aug 10th 2019: https://segullah.org/daily-special/toni-morrisons-writing-and-listening-when-others-speak/
72. July 24th 2019: https://segullah.org/daily-special/fsy-decentralizes-efy-but-will-high-energy-faith-overwhelm-some/
71. July 19th 2019: https://segullah.org/daily-special/dont-call-me-crazy-support-me-and-accept-my-gifts/
70. June 2019: https://segullah.org/daily-special/resistance-to-family-time-and-mixed-type-relationships/
69. April 2019: https://segullah.org/daily-special/from-introvert-to-extrovert-and-toward-theovert/
68. March 2019: https://segullah.org/daily-special/temple-changes-of-course-god-is-no-respecter-of-persons/
67. February 2019: https://segullah.org/daily-special/causing-trouble-on-church-trips/
66. January 2019 2/2: https://segullah.org/daily-special/tallying-comments-in-relief-society/
65. January 2019 1/2: https://segullah.org/daily-special/renlunds-equally-yoked-at-the-pulpit/
My favorite 2018 post is the one that was posted in May.
64. December 2018 2/2: https://segullah.org/daily-special/segullahs-top-10-posts-of-2018/
63. December 2018 1/2: https://segullah.org/daily-special/book-of-mormon-challenge-accepted-and-mangled/
62. November 2018: https://segullah.org/blog/long-distance-parenting/
61. October 2018: https://segullah.org/daily-special/sister-pollyanna-in-the-nursery/
60. September 2018: https://segullah.org/daily-special/witness-to-sexual-harassment/
59. July 2018: https://segullah.org/blog/choosy-moms-chose-their-pews/
58. June 2018: https://segullah.org/daily-special/teaching-adulting-a-paradox/
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57. May 2018: https://segullah.org/blog/i-avoid-talking-about-race/
56. April 2018: https://segullah.org/daily-special/hope-dances-the-tango-with-doubt/
55. January 2018: https://segullah.org/blog/dog-tale/
My Favorite 2017 post is a tie between December and July.
54. December 2017: https://segullah.org/blog/searching-lost-glove/
53. November 2017: https://segullah.org/blog/disorderly-creche-conduct/
52. October 2017: https://segullah.org/daily-special/unwritten-rules-group-fitness-classes/
51. Extra 9/17 post: https://segullah.org/blog/book-review-gilda-trillim-shepherdess-rats/
50. September 2017: https://segullah.org/daily-special/invoking-future-wise-woman/
49. August 2017: https://segullah.org/blog/t-shirt-declares-tribe-band-mom/
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48. July 2017: https://segullah.org/daily-special/earth-wind-rain/
47. June 2017: https://segullah.org/daily-special/mother-polonius/
46. May 2017: https://segullah.org/blog/ode-to-nursery/
45. April 2017: https://segullah.org/daily-special/brothers-pooper-scooper/
44. March 2017: https://segullah.org/daily-special/big-mother-is-watching-you/
43. February 2017: https://segullah.org/?s=confiscating+nursery+toys&cat=-1&tag=0
42. January 2017: https://segullah.org/daily-special/to-tattle-or-not-to-tattle/
My favorite 2016 post is from from September.
41. November 2016: https://segullah.org/daily-special/aging-as-performance-art/
40. October 2016: https://segullah.org/?s=politics+cubed&cat=-1&tag=0
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39. September 2016: (Renamed “Winter Trio”) https://segullah.org/daily-special/the-intimacy-implicit-in-retrieving-underwear-from-the-road/
38. July 2016: https://segullah.org/daily-special/do-you-want-to-build-a-friendship/
37. June 2016: https://segullah.org/blog/serpent-andor-dove/
36. May 2016: https://segullah.org/daily-special/grace-under-pressure-but-not-really/
35. April 2016: https://segullah.org/daily-special/lending-a-hand-deciding-how-and-when-to-serve/
34. March 2016: https://segullah.org/daily-special/moving-is-a-practical-and-emotional-experience/
33. February 2016: https://segullah.org/daily-special/to-challenge-or-to-validate/
MY FAVORITE 2015 POST is from from December.
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32. December 2015: https://segullah.org/daily-special/anxiety-constant-companion-part-time-job/
31. October 2015: https://segullah.org/daily-special/stranger-than-fiction-when-truths-clash/
30. September 2015: https://segullah.org/daily-special/favorite-paradox/
29. August 2015: https://segullah.org/daily-special/making-goals-for-other-people/
28. June 2015: https://segullah.org/daily-special/how-to-respond-to-a-broken-bone/
27.January 2015: https://segullah.org/daily-special/surprise-im-not-cooking-anymore/
MY FAVORITE 2014 POST is a tie between the one posted in
March and the one posted in May.
26. December 2014: https://segullah.org/daily-special/downsizing-christmas-during-late-life/
25. November 2014: https://segullah.org/daily-special/in-every-thing-give-thanks/
24. October 2014: https://segullah.org/daily-special/compassion-a-heavy-heart/
23. September 2014: https://segullah.org/daily-special/the-out-of-town-sister/
22. August 2014: https://segullah.org/daily-special/the-positive-outcome-of-an-injury/
21. July 2014: https://segullah.org/daily-special/storage-wars/
20. June 2014: https://segullah.org/daily-special/oil-in-my-lamp/
19. May 2014: https://segullah.org/daily-special/the-calm-joy-of-powerlessness/
18. April 2014: https://segullah.org/daily-special/morning-with-all-of-us-who-mourn/
17. March 2014: https://segullah.org/daily-special/its-a-shame-i-cant-write-about-this/
16. February 2014: https://segullah.org/daily-special/fostering-intergenerational-relationships/
15. January 2014: https://segullah.org/daily-special/my-starbucks-gift-card/
14. MY FAVORITE 2013 POST is from December
13. December 2013: https://segullah.org/daily-special/light-on-dark-days/
12. November 2013: https://segullah.org/daily-special/the-four-food-groups-of-holiday-entertaining/
11. October 2013: https://segullah.org/daily-special/finding-the-eternal-in-the-temporal/
10 September 2013: https://segullah.org/daily-special/seminary-rated-r/
MY FAVORITE 2012 POST is from March.
9. November 2012: https://segullah.org/daily-special/bartleby-the-scrooge/
8. October 2012: https://segullah.org/daily-special/things-that-go-bang-bang-in-the-night-2/
7. August 2012: https://segullah.org/daily-special/going-to-church-with-janus/
6. July 2012: https://segullah.org/daily-special/strategies-for-managing-conflict/
5. June 2012: https://segullah.org/daily-special/inner-chambers/
4. May 2012: https://segullah.org/daily-special/turf-wars-talents-and-spiritual-gifts/
3. April 2012: https://segullah.org/daily-special/language-of-the-tribe/
2. *March 2012 https://segullah.org/daily-special/sunday-worship-in-the-halls-and-stalls/
1. FIRST POST (as a guest): October 2011: https://segullah.org/daily-special/answering-the-call-to-nurture-and-heal/
From my informal observations, women of faith were more apt to read posts of 500 to 1,000 words between 1995 and 2010. Yes, this was the golden era of Mommy Bloggers, but there were a lot of robust faith-based blogs that did not fit this moniker. (By Common Consent seems to be the faith-based blog that has survived the competition from podcasts and Instagram.)
My view of Segullah's contributors--as distinct from the stereotypical label of "Mommy bloggers" is this: the contributors were mainly women with Master's degrees (often in English literature or creative writing) who were juggling the roles of family member, church volunteer, paid employee, and community volunteer. There were contributors who mainly did two or three of these roles, including women with households of one--but strong ties to friends and extended family member, women who primarily worked full-time, and women who primarily cared for family members in households of two to ten, including live-in parents or adult siblings. There posts were more literary, even when discussing parenting. Some of the posts were directly literary: poetry, nonfiction literary prose, lyric essays. They also have published artwork created by LDS women.
Thanks for the link to Segullah, or I should say, links. I will check it out later. Right now I am heading to a Zoom meeting set up for women age 50 plus and who live in my county and are wanting fellowship during this lockdown. The group meets for 8 weeks and is set up by the Family Services Agency.
ReplyDeleteOh, Terra. This list of links is a bit "much." Your Zoom support group sounds like a great way to address social isolation amid physical distancing. All my best to you and your group. I applaud FSA for setting up these meetings. I sometimes have people ask me to reference a post from months or years prior, and I was tired of digging.
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