AdelaHope
AdelaHope used to be a little girl with a microphone, who loved her bicycle. She is now a woman with a family, a laptop, and a ukulele, who has dreams of traveling to beautiful, interesting places. She is currently living the mom-life while she works on a Master's degree in New England
On the Intimate Betrayal of Patriarchy
When we were young, we lived in a newlywed glow but didn’t know it. We painted castles in the sky and held hands and...
We Have To Stop Making Young Mormons The Butt of Our Trauma Jokes
Have you seen this TikTok? It’s not extraordinary; a million identical videos are circulating online, each as unoriginal as the last.
Roll camera: Hahahahaha those...
It’s The Hope That Kills You. Alternate title: Rebirth.
It's a catch-phrase I learned from the heartwarming show Ted Lasso that feels a little too on-the-nose. They say it about soccer; I feel...
Voting With The Lord’s Dollar
In 1899, President Lorenzo Snow gave his famous Tithing talk, promising rain*. The Church was in dire financial straits, but by the end of...
Thanks For The Feminism
Here's to the Manly Men. To the pimply boys who dutifully protect women from opening their own door. To the overprotective hombres who mistake...
On God and Scarcity
The pandemic has taught me many things about going without. Stuck on a tiny island, bereft of a support system, my husband and I...
What I Wish They Would Say
In the last many months, I have become hyper-aware of the disparity that exists between what political action a non-profit church can take, and...
A Blessing On Your House
New Beginnings come in fall.
To my friends:
Divorcing ones rebuilding
A blessing on your house - new or newly yours
On those who stay with you.
To...