by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 5, 2008 | for Fun, Yea Big
Caleb (4): Mom, today I made a mess with the toys, I hit my brother, I hid the kitty in the basement, I spilled the milk, I pooped in my pants, and I wrote on the walls. Lots of bad stuff today. Mom: Yup. Caleb: Mom, when I'm eight all the bad stuff goes away. Did you...
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 | Jun 4, 2008 | for Fun, Yea Big
[While walking past the Museum of Art at BYU.] Caleb (4): Mom, there is another sculpture! Mom: Is it pretty? Caleb: No. Caleb: It's handsome. Caleb: Like me. Caleb: When I was handsome.
by Rachel Holman | May 30, 2008 | for Body
Oohhhm, Ooooohhhm, Ooohhhhm. Clear the mind. Breathe from the diaphragm. Relax the shoulders. Feel the warmth from the sun. Ahh, meditation. What would I do without it? I could describe my life up until a couple of years ago and that would give you a pretty good idea....
by Tracy Keeney | May 28, 2008 | for Spirit
I had one of those eye-opening moments Sunday morning. I LOVE those moments. While everyone was busily getting ready for church, I popped in The Best Three Hours of The Week, a DVD recording of a youth fireside by John Bytheway. The thing that struck me was something...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 26, 2008 | for Good
Have you seen the ads for Arctic Circle (a Utah based hamburger and shake restaurant) that have been running on television recently? In case you haven't, they feature commonplace looking adults, in your average no-brainer situations: watching the game on TV, sitting...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 22, 2008 | for Fun, for Spirit
I'm not a big fan of TV and even less of a fan of TV shows. And even though I'm a singer, I never saw so much as a minute of American Idol until one of my daughters (can you guess which one?) dragged me kicking and screaming to watch the finale of AI (not to be...
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 Ray DeGraw | May 17, 2008 | for Spirit
As I began to pursue my New Year's Resolution to understand and develop more fully the characteristics of the Sermon on the Mount, my first characteristic was being “poor in spirit.” In this post, I'm going to explain my initial thoughts about poverty....
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...
