by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 4, 2008 | for Fun, for Love, Yea Big
Caleb (4): Mom, do you love me? Mom: Yes, I love you. Caleb: Why do you always love me? Mom: Because you're my sweetie pie. Caleb: No, that's not why. Mom: Then why? Caleb: Because I'm your Caleb.
by Alison Moore Smith | May 20, 2008 | for Love, for Spirit
Years ago, while living in the Boca Raton Ward, a new family moved in and gave the ceremonial “we're-new-in-the-ward talk.” [As a disclaimer, don't go off feeling bad if you didn't do this in your ward. It doesn't mean you're an outcast, it means some...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 16, 2008 | for Love, Yea Big
This morning as the buildings of Burbank got smaller and smaller, and turned from distinguishable landmarks to little specks on the larger landscape, I had an epiphany. This whole muddle of idiocy that we've been brainwashed to believe is “good” and...
by Michelle DeGraw | May 9, 2008 | for Love, for Spirit
The many Mother's Day posts recently have reminded me of the talk I was asked to give last year and how much I struggled with preparing it. I did not want to send anyone (including myself) on a guilt trip and I also recognized that not every woman in our ward was a...
by Joyce Anderson | May 7, 2008 | for Love
Mother's Day is this Sunday, and as a woman without children I have thought about this day a lot. In years past I've felt hostile, sad, indifferent and even a bit glad on Mother's Day. As my husband and I have gone through the ups and downs of fertility issues we've...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 1, 2008 | Book Club, for Love
All Moms Go to Heaven By Dean Hughes In All Moms Go to Heaven, well-known LDS writer Dean Hughes describes the summer he spent taking care of the kids while his wife, Kathy, worked on her master's degree. After a few weeks of drying tears (sometimes his own), changing...
