by Tracy Polyak | Dec 4, 2011 | for Fun, for Good
I recently introduced Grasshopper, age 6, to a favorite Christmas video from my childhood, A Charlie Brown Christmas. In that video, a depressed Charlie Brown is given the assignment to obtain and decorate a Christmas tree for the children's Christmas play. But the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 28, 2011 | for Good, for Love
Take the time to watch the video. Really. “Once a week church attendance is sufficient for a13-year-old boy.” With all those block meetings, firesides, priesthood previews, family home evenings, seminary classes, and mutual nights, you might be imposing...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 9, 2011 | for Good
First it was Transporter, a local bulletin board system in Provo in the late 1980's. Then it was America Online, where I was on staff in the Family Computing Forum and later in the Homeschooling Forum. Next, we upgraded to the World Wide Web, and email group lists and...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 29, 2011 | for Good, for Mind
Buzzword of the day: discrimination. It's a word so emotionally and politically charged, that we can't seem to take a breath and insert logic on the subject. And everyone knows that discriminating against people is wrong. Discrimination is terrible! Discrimination is...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 31, 2011 | for Good
Being an adoptee, I've often realized that one of the greatest gifts I have ever been given is that of life and a home. My birth mother chose to have me and my adoptive parents gave me a loving, stable home. In our culture, most people take these things for...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 9, 2011 | for Good
Anti-Litter? Yes! When I was in second grade, we saw a film strip (am I dating myself?) about forest fires, ecology, and the like. I spent the rest of the week wandering my neighborhood with a bag in hand, collecting litter. It's a no-brainer not to dump your personal...
