by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 18, 2012 | for Mind, for Spirit
Mom's wisdom: Of course, everything has been said that needs to be said…but since no one was listening, it has to be said again. Anonymous, from Richard L. Evans' Quote Book, p. 194 Discuss.
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 10, 2012 | for Mind
Before I had any school-aged children, I typeset my sister's master's thesis. It was titled Scientists, school teachers, and the two cultures of mathematics. Her research showed how school teachers generally think math is a magical machine that chugs out mysterious...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 17, 2011 | for Mind, for Money
This March I'll be speaking at the Story @ Home 2012 conference on Temple Square in Salt Lake City. If you were to attend such a conference, what would you be most interested in hearing about with regards to “blogging your faith”?
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 9, 2011 | for Fun, for Mind
I married a geek. Or is it a nerd? I can never remember. One of them is supposed to be cool and the other one not so much. My husband is definitely on the cool end of science genius. My dad also has a scientific PhD. And my brother-in-law. My sister, a master's...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 5, 2011 | for Body, for Mind, Natural Cures for Depression
Suffering isn't ennobling, recovery is. Christiaan Baarnard sait that. He's a medical doctor. I'm not. I don't pretend to be one or even play one on TV. In fact, although I'm not some a anti-medicine fanatic, I have spent my life noticing the almost inherent arrogance...
by Tracy Polyak | Nov 23, 2011 | for Mind, for Spirit
I was excited when Grasshopper wanted to learn to crochet, since I also learned when I was 6 years old. I taught her how to make a chain, and she decided she would make a red chain to give to her grandmother for her Christmas tree. She worked on it for about a minute,...