by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 26, 2011 | for Body, for Money
With fully half or our family in some kind of prescription eyewear—and one more, who shall remain nameless who should be in prescription eyewear because she is blind beyond belief—we are fully entrenched in the eyewear game. Such conditions can be a financial drain....
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 25, 2011 | for Mind
I put school science fairs right up there with the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby. More often than not, it's a competition between parents. But done right—which might mean allowing your children to do the work (and the learning) themselves—there is no better way to...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 25, 2011 | Lifestyle Design
Guy Kawasaki is a heretic. He doesn't believe in the sacred cow of the productivity movement, the all-important mission statement. I think he's onto something. In the late 1980s, right after I read the brand new, soon-to-be bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 23, 2011 | for Spirit, Lifestyle Design
Three days ago, Sam was playing basketball in the gym at our church, one congregation against another. The other team forfeited so a pick-up game ensued. The scheduled referee, probably in his late 50s, jumped up to fill out the losing team. A while later, as he was...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 20, 2011 | for Body
We have six children, and although we are about five years beyond the diaper stage, I well remember dealing with the wretched things. Even more, I remember trying to cure diaper rash. One of our poor little babies had such a sore bottom she literally could not sit...
