by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 14, 2015 | for Fun, Yea Big
Caleb (11): Mom, there are two things I'm really good at: Hiding things in cunning ways so they will never be found. Moving quickly and silently; I'm so quiet it's like I have a mute button.
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 1, 2015 | for Fun
Today we celebrate the first day of 2015 and the 12th anniversary of Mormon Momma. We began as a hand-coded website with a manual blog. (Read that: posts pages were created and linked from the home page; comments were received by email and added manually to the pages...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 29, 2014 | Lifestyle Design
Goal setting is a dangerous proposition. Productivity is of great interest to me and, truthfully, I accomplish quite a bit each year, but I often suffer from the distraction of the urgent/interesting/fun over those things that could/would provide lasting life benefits...
by Angie Gardner | Dec 16, 2014 | Circle of Sisters, for Spirit
Question Emily from Provo, Utah, wrote: Hello sisters. I am going on a mission in March and just went through the temple a couple of weeks ago. I have some family and friends who aren't very supportive and warned me all about it but I love the temple and I love my...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 14, 2014 | for Good
Yesterday, a friend posted to Facebook so repulsed by the NFL that he was threatening to boycott football forever. Hey, I've got football problems of my own. I get it. Here's how my friend reached the tipping point. Last February, pro football player Ray Rice (for...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 28, 2014 | for Fun, Yea Big
Caleb (11): Mom, you know how people sleep for 12 hours and how people are ill? Mom: Yes. Caleb: Well when they first wake up their illness isn't fully awake, so after they wake up their illness wakes up and then they remember that they are still sick. That's what...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 5, 2014 | for Body
The Very Best Thing About Women One of the saddest Facebook status updates of the month (you know, after things like cancer updates, car accidents, ebola, world hunger, GoFundMe requests, and people uploading photos of their stitches) was this: Nothing helps a women...
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 30, 2014 | for Spirit
Silliness has reigned for years. The General Relief Society Meeting and the General Young Women Meeting were considered far off appendages, only remotely related to General Conference. They were always held the week before General Conference, but weren't really,...
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 19, 2014 | for Spirit
The Secret When I received my endowments a week before my wedding in 1985 I was able to see the different styles and fabrics of the ceremonial robes. I was also able to try on all the various garment styles, as they had unmarked garments available. By the time one of...
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 15, 2014 | for Fun, Yea Big
Mom: Caleb, do you remember what you're supposed to do as soon as you get there? Caleb (10): Sigh Mom: Did you just say, “sigh”? Caleb: Yes. Mom: So, you didn't actually sigh, you said the word ‘sigh'? Caleb: Yes. Mom: Why? Caleb: Because if I just...
