by Alison Moore Smith | May 14, 2010 | for Good, for Love
It is innately human to want to help others. We have, within us, a desire to be good and do good, to serve and bless others. As a parent, I think it's imperative to teach our children how to serve and, more specifically, how to love service. Contrary to the popular...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 14, 2010 | for Mind
Two days ago we took a field trip to the Hale Theater in West Valley City, Utah. We saw a wonderful performance of The Three Musketeers. The fencing (just feet from our heads) was fantastic (particularly measured by the fact that no one in the audience was maimed in...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 13, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
We have spent the past week looking for the exterior doors for our custom home. The variety and selection of doors is enormous and it can be difficult to compare from one product to the next. Make sure you know precisely what each manufacturer is bidding on, since...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 13, 2010 | for Home, for Money, for Spirit
We've all heard about the state of real estate in these trouble economic times. Foreclosures are everywhere. Yesterday I read that now lots of people who can afford to pay their mortgages are walking away from them—allowing the banks to foreclose—because the values...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 12, 2010 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Nice surprise today! Consumer Reports rated the 1 horse power Waste King Legend 8000 as the best garbage disposer on the market. With excellent ratings in speed, fineness of grind, and handling of vegetable scraps—and a good rating on noise—it outranked the other...
