by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 11, 2012 | for Good
We hear it all the time. “Never forget 9/11!” But I don't know that I'm climbing aboard that bandwagon. The same has been said about Pearl Harbor and the Holocaust. And plenty of people have tried to keep that memory alive, but I don't think I can ever...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 31, 2012 | for Body
Even if Romney doesn't win the election (Go Mitt!!!), the church will have at least one enormous positive come from the scrutiny of the Mormon Moment. About 30 years too late to save me from endless inane debates with people who love to ride “gospel hobby...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 26, 2012 | for Fun
In the early 1990's, living in Boca Raton, Florida, our house nearly missed being struck by lightening. While we didn't endure a fire or even a hole in our roof, the incredible force of the strike shot through our electrical system and through our surge suppressors....
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 19, 2012 | for Good, for Spirit
From the time we were newlywed college students living below the poverty level (is that the bottom one percent?) to today, when we're a tad more financially stable, Sam and I have been staunch conservatives. When we stood to get lots of handouts from government...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 8, 2012 | for Body
I hate shoe shopping. Because I hate shoes. I admit I'm not much of a shopper in general, but shoe shopping in particular is one of the worst. If I had my way, I would (I kid you not, ask my husband) wear those $5 brown, plastic sandals you can get at every ABC in...
