by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 10, 2014 | for Love
All my life I've been asked questions about my adoption. Today I heard a new one. When I had Jessica (our oldest child) I got a sense, for the first time, of how hard it would be to carry a baby for nine months and then just walk away. A relief, perhaps, and a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 18, 2014 | for Good
OK, everybody's been slipping on ice. Let's see what these ladies do. After this charming, fatherly intro, a girl proceeds to do a full frontal body plant on the ice. The loving dad chuckles and says: Oh, there goes one! Oh, that's funny! We've all seen the slips and...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 3, 2014 | for Good
Have you spent years struggling to make ends meet? Are you working at a job you don't like? Do you work for a boss who doesn't appreciate your true value? Are you persecuted by the unjust, discriminatory way CEOs, movie stars, NFL players, and politicians rake in the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 29, 2014 | for Fun, for Good
Plan ahead for Obama's 2015 State of the Union address by choosing your favorite activities and scheduling in advance. A root canal Being audited by the IRS Falling on scissors Being boiled in oil Cleaning a junior high boys' bathroom Passing a kidney stone Swallowing...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 27, 2014 | for Good, for Love
Last weekend my daughter, Monica, performed in a musical theater benefit concert. The cast was stellar, the singing and dancing well done, and the production wonderfully entertaining. It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening all around. As I become more aware of...
