by Alison Moore Smith | May 5, 2009 | for Love
When Sam finally got his PhD, we moved to Florida to become real people. Even though our income increased exponentially, we found that real world expenses increased almost as much as real world salaries. So the first few years when we had anticipated being absolutely...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 3, 2009 | Yea Big
Alana (15): Mom, is our family thick as thieves?
by Alison Moore Smith | May 1, 2009 | for Good
On April 22, 2009, President Obama travelled to Newton, Iowa, to give his earth day speech. In doing so, he burned up 9,000 gallons of fossil fuels. Al Gore lives in a 20-room, eight-bathroom mansion in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville. It consumes 20 times the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 21, 2009 | for Mind
What do Mormon Mommas read? According to Amazon, the readers of this blog have purchased the following more than any other books. Are you surprised by any of the winners? And They Were Not Ashamed: Strengthening Marriage through Sexual Fulfillment The Bottom Line On...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 19, 2009 | for Mind, Uncategorized
We have a legacy story in our house that I like to tell as often as possible. It goes like this: When children are young they have baby teeth. When they are about six the baby teeth start to fall out and, eventually—with a great deal of variation depending on the...
