by Angie Gardner | Dec 11, 2008 | for Love
At my first zone conference nearly 16 years ago, my mission president calmly took a piece of chalk and walked to the chalkboard. He then proceeded to pound a word into the chalkboard, and I do mean pound. The chalk was breaking, the chalkboard was moving backwards (it...
by Ray DeGraw | Dec 10, 2008 | for Body
During my month of focusing on hungering and thirsting after righteousness I was fasting one day, and as I was sitting in a networking meeting watching everyone else eat a delicious lunch, my mind wandered to thoughts of diet and eating habits. In the middle of that...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 9, 2008 | Design Your Own House, for Home
The conventional wisdom about building a home seems to be to choose your house plans and then find a lot that fits. Even though I'm far from a building expert, I'm going to completely disagree. I say find your perfect piece of land for your custom home, then choose a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 2, 2008 | for Fun, for Mind
Growing up in a musical family introduced me to so many wonderful opportunities. From singing and playing the violin to directing a teen swing choir, the musical foundation my parents gave me has brought so much joy to me and, now, to my kids that it's immeasurable....
by Tracy Keeney | Nov 26, 2008 | for Fun, for Good, for Mind
I spent the day with my preschool class gearing them up for the Thanksgiving holiday. I'm sure you can imagine the makings of our day. We started out in circle time as I read them the story of “The First Thanksgiving”. Afterwards, we went to the tables,...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 7, 2008 | Design Your Own House, for Home
When we began to build our first custom home in 2002, I was very excited. Finally the project was underway. But in many ways, we had no idea what we were getting into. Choosing paint colors was fun. Deciding on kitchen cabinets was great. But when it got down to...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 5, 2008 | for Fun, Yea Big
[From the back seat while driving to rehearsal.] Caleb (5): Mom, I have to tell you something. Mom: What? Caleb: There's something bad. [Pause] There's something bad at…bu…bu… Mom: What's bad? Caleb: There's something bad at Ba…rack Obama. [Stifled laughter. OK, not...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 5, 2008 | for Fun, Yea Big
Caleb (5): Mom, I know everything. Mom: You do? Caleb: Yup! Tangle, beach, Hawaii, snow, Christmas. [Pause] See? I know all the things. Mom: Wow. Caleb: But Joe doesn't know all the things.
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 4, 2008 | for Fun, Yea Big
[Discussion after Alana spent three days in Cedar City at the state Shakespeare competition.] Alana (15): We went to a restaurant all by ourselves and everyone was running all around the campus and stuff. We had complete freedom! It was so cool. But I didn't do a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 30, 2008 | for Good
On the eve of Halloween, the scariest thing going is Barack Obama. You all know I can't stand McCain. Not only is he not conservative but he's wrong on issues about as often as he's right. And his skanky “love story” of chasing his ages younger wife-to-be...
