Segullah’s Top 10 Posts of 2018

“Over the year, the staff and guests have presented many engaging blog posts. If you are a frequent visitor, this is a review. If you are new to Segullah, this serves as a brief introduction to the type of content we publish.

We present the 2018 Top 10 posts by views, presented in ascending order.

 

#10 From April 2018 “Growing Up: On Parenting Teens” by Megan Goates

[image error]Megan notes the growing independence and impatience in her oldest child, but she also notes his strengths and how he contributes positively to the family. “He is getting older, and I am too. We’ve grown up together: he through his childhood and me through my Everest of motherhood.”

 

#9 From September 2018 “Witness to Sexual Harassment” by Karen D. Austin

[image error]Karen describes four situations of sexual harassment, three of them at BYU. “It’s been over twenty years since these four situations occurred, but it’s given me a chance to consider how to respond in ways other than freezing, being stunned, or reporting to unsympathetic ears.”

 

#8 From April 2018 “Your Calling Is to Be an Example” by Michelle

[image error]Michelle wonders if she’s putting her light under a bushel or letting her light shine. She concludes this: “I’ve thought a lot over the years about the example I’m setting for the world. I’m a low-profile girl. But for every person I chat with. . . I am a representative of Jesus Christ. . . . And I hope, I am an example of living the gospel joyfully.”

 

#7 From October 2018 “Let Me Tell You My Story” a book review by Catherine A

[image error]Let Me Tell You My Story is edited by Trisha Leimer & Twila Bird. It shares stories, photographs and painting of refugees. “As disciples we have a responsibility to care for and serve God’s children, no matter their situation. We can be their refuge. We can become part of their story. We can let them into our lives.” 

 

#6 From May 2018 “Can I Handle the Seasons of My Life?” by Megan Goates

[image error]Megan hints at the challenges that summer vacation presents for families with special needs children. “In the past, those ‘I love summer so much!’ posts on social media didn’t make me envious as much as they made me realize just how other we were. We literally could not do those regular kid/summer things.”

 

#5 From March 2018 “‘Family’: Beware the Memes” by Linda

[image error]Linda notes how the frequent focus on family can sting for those living in ways other than the depicted ideal–and that’s many of us. “How do we honor and sanctify the concept but live lives in the grit and groanings of reality?”

 

#4 From April 2018 “How Does It Feel to See Her Sit in That Chair?” by Jes Curtis

[image error]Jes describes an uncomfortable life transition. “Now I am an ex-wife with an ex-husband. It puts me commuting to a career I never thought I would have; it stuffs me solitary into an empty pew every other Sunday; it leaves me all alone at school concerts and parent-teacher conferences and sports events.

 

#3 From October 2018 “When General Conference Hurts” by Emily M

[image error]Emily acknowledges that General Conference is often a positive experience for viewers. However, at times it’s difficult. “What do you do when there’s a talk that’s painful, that hits you badly because it pokes at a place where you are already wounded, or because the doctrine itself is hard?”

 

#2 From February 2018 “Interview with Lisa Valentine Clark” by Sandra Clark Jergensen

[image error]Sandra asks Clark–comedian, actress, author, director, and producer–a range of questions about her creative life and family life. “And I think if someone’s authentic and coming from a real place with feelings instead of what you think people want, it has more value. People want real things. Myself included.”

 

#1 From October 2018 “Yumpin Yiminy: Thoughts on the Social Media Fast” by Linda

[image error]Borrowing a Swedish accent, Linda talks about exerting proper judgment: “Something in our ego-bound brains can send subtle, social messages that if other sisters don’t yump in exactly the same way, the same height, and at the same time, those women are somehow slackers or “less-than” or not fully with the program.”

 

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Since this is the first “Year in Review” post for the blog, here is a quick glance at the top two posts from previous years.

2017: Searching for a Lost Glove by Karen & Is There No Other Way? by Megan Goates

2016: Mommy Wars: We Are All Outsiders Now by Michelle L & Brother Joseph by Catherine A

2015: Call Me If You Need Anything by Hildie & Surprise: You Can Go on a Mission Early, But You Might Be Judged If You Don’t by Michelle L

2014: The Last Sacrament Cup by Catherine A. & All Things in Wisdom & Order by Catherine A

2013: Should You Let Your Kids Quit Taking Piano Lessons? by Hildie & Elf on the Shelf I Have Hated Him Myself by Hildie

2012: The Battle in Our Brains by Catherine A. & Tell Me the Stories of Jesus by Catherine A

2011: Teaching Your Child to Fail by Rosalyn & Help Wanted: Extend the Reach of Relief Society by Sunny Smart

2010: A Different Tithing Story by Emily M & A Woman of Grace by Michelle L

2009: The Fascinating Girl by Melissa M & Up Close: Rushing into Remarriage by Guest (Anonymous)

2008:  Funny Pioneer Stories by Emily M & Christmas Letters 101: Writing Advice by Shelah

 

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