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I’m in a mood

Jenny SmithJune 26, 2022June 26, 2022

The Roe decision has me angered. Christian conservatism is horrifying. Christian conservative articles of faith: We believe in God — the one who deliberately chooses who lives and dies. We aim to help him in his mission. We believe infant…

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2022 Garden Started

Jenny SmithMarch 6, 2022March 6, 2022

2022’s garden almost didn’t happen. We have been planning a trip to Europe since before the pandemic, but after our last cruise punctuated by Jared’s seasickness, I didn’t want to be cooped up with him for a consecutive eight days…

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I wanted to argue with Brad Wilcox about the One True Church, but…

Jenny SmithFebruary 11, 2022February 11, 2022

I know that not everyone loves Fowler’s stages of faith, but I’ve found it helpful for me. One of the characteristics Fowler identified in individuals who have transitioned to what he calls a Stage Five faith is a loss of…

Continue reading ➞ I wanted to argue with Brad Wilcox about the One True Church, but…
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I’m in a mood

Jenny SmithJune 26, 2022June 26, 2022

The Roe decision has me angered. Christian conservatism is horrifying. Christian conservative articles of faith: We believe in God — the one who deliberately chooses who lives and dies. We aim to help him in his mission. We believe infant…

Continue reading ➞ I’m in a mood
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2022 Garden Started

Jenny SmithMarch 6, 2022March 6, 2022

2022’s garden almost didn’t happen. We have been planning a trip to Europe since before the pandemic, but after our last cruise punctuated by Jared’s seasickness, I didn’t want to be cooped up with him for a consecutive eight days…

Continue reading ➞ 2022 Garden Started
flowers, garden, leeks, lettuce, peas, potatoes, roses, strawberries, Swiss chard
img 8143 I wanted to argue with Brad Wilcox about the One True Church, but…
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I wanted to argue with Brad Wilcox about the One True Church, but…

Jenny SmithFebruary 11, 2022February 11, 2022

I know that not everyone loves Fowler’s stages of faith, but I’ve found it helpful for me. One of the characteristics Fowler identified in individuals who have transitioned to what he calls a Stage Five faith is a loss of…

Continue reading ➞ I wanted to argue with Brad Wilcox about the One True Church, but…
Brad Wilcox, interfaith relationships, islam, teachings
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Dear Brother Brad

Jenny SmithFebruary 8, 2022February 11, 2022

I dont know you. I bought the collection of your talks for my kids to listen to years ago. My impression of you is that you are a pretty decent guy, and better yet, you’re from outside Utah, so you…

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Brad Wilcox, faith transition, race, racism, women and priesthood, women's issues
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People > Programs

Jenny SmithDecember 18, 2021January 25, 2022

I had to delete several comments from a post in the seminary teachers group today, each of which violated our rules by criticizing other group members. One of those whose posts was deleted DMd me to complain. The conversation was…

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I see you.

Jenny SmithSeptember 26, 2021January 25, 2022

My BFF was called to be stake Young Women President today. Her stake President called in her husband to talk with him privately before extending the call. This makes me so angry. How can you trust someone to oversee the…

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women's issues
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Nonsense

Jenny SmithAugust 29, 2021August 29, 2021

Online discussion: Person: Me: hey, that’s not being argued here. Read the article Person: you presume I didn’t read the article. Me: did you read the article? It says nothing about your point. Neither did the OP. Person: (still won’t…

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New job, new problem

Jenny SmithAugust 15, 2021August 29, 2021

I got a job a few weeks ago with a graphic design firm in Fredericksburg, which was exciting, but less exciting is the state of the garden. The past two weeks we’ve had lots of rain from big storms, which…

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flowers, garden, Sunflowers, tomatoes
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Full plate

Jenny SmithJuly 5, 2021July 5, 2021

It’s the day I work all spring for, and it happened incredibly EARLY this year! I had enough ripe tomatoes to make a full plate of tomatoes — enough for a delicious meal (made luxurious by finishing with a brick…

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tomatoes
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Second picking of tomatoes

Jenny SmithJune 26, 2021June 26, 2021

I’ve made my second picking of tomatoes of the year! It’s crazy to have tomatoes this early, but this is an unusually good year in my garden. The first picking was these beautiful Dancing with Smurfs tomatoes. They turn blue…

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beans, flowers, garden, peas, Squash, Swiss chard, tomatoes
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Roses and more

Jenny SmithMay 27, 2021September 23, 2022

Can you smell that? It’s the lovely scent of my New Dawn Rose on the wonky trellis, now in full, radiant bloom. My English rose has really filled during her past few weeks, and I love the way the canes…

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arugula, asparagus, beans, flowers, garden, kale, lettuce, peas, roses, spinach, Squash, strawberries, Swiss chard, tomatoes
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Beautiful peas

Jenny SmithMay 12, 2021

It is chilly here on our sunny hill this morning, but there isn’t any rain in the forecast, so I decided to go out and water the plants and found these: Aren’t they beautiful??? The white peas are from the…

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arugula, asparagus, brussels sprouts, flowers, garden, kohlrabi, lettuce, peas, pests, roses, Squash, tomatoes

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