by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 27, 2013 | for Fun, for Money
Sam and I started using coupon books (our local ones were called Happenings Books back in the day) when we were in college a quarter a century ago. Even though we are far away from our starving college days, we are still avid coupon users for our weekly date night....
by Amy Lockhart | Dec 13, 2013 | for Body, for Spirit
Here's my plan: Replace Stake Dances with game nights and talent shows (and other worthwhile activities) Combined YM/YW monthly activity = service, always. Real service outside of the church unit and in the community. If we can get our youth interacting on deeper...
by Lily Darais | Dec 9, 2013 | for Body, for Spirit
Bishop Eastland's recent talk to young single adult women provoked an explosion of emotion among members of the Church, and this outpouring has made one thing abundantly clear: Many of us are uncomfortable with the way modesty is currently taught in the Church. We...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 6, 2013 | for Fun, Yea Big
Boca Homeschool Choir (singing): Pinecones and holly berries. Popcorn for you. Apples for me… Belinda (9): Who would pick apples over popcorn? Why do they get the popcorn?
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 4, 2013 | for Fun
While purging my hard drive, I came across multiple files that had Christmas jokes. I do not know why I saved these. I plead the 5th. But here you are, for your holiday enjoyment. Or something. Q: Why does Santa have 3 gardens?A: So he can ho-ho-ho. Q: What do you get...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 3, 2013 | for Fun
You are the lucky beneficiaries of the purging of my hard drive. I did not write this. And even if I did, I wouldn't admit it. Hang a stocking with your roommate's name on it. Collect coal and sharp objects in it. Paint your nose red and wear antlers. Constantly...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 2, 2013 | for Good, for Spirit
The holiday season is upon us! It's that happy time of year where people complain about “consumerism” and get their dander up about stores opening too early or too late and, of course, engage in the annual rag-on-Walmart-to-gain-progressive-cred moment....
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 26, 2013 | for Body, for Spirit
No, I'm not a misandrist. No, I'm not a lesbian. No, I'm not an exmo. I'm not even a radical feminist. Rather, I'm a heterosexual woman, married for 28 years (and counting) to a wonderful man, with six kids. I'm also an active LDS women with a calling and a current...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 26, 2013 | for Fun
Thanksgiving is a huge deal at our house. All holidays are. Traditions are sacred and all else must accommodate them. But given that I am not a fan of cooking and Thanksgiving revolves around food, this most lovely of holidays has been wonderful mostly in theory and a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 24, 2013 | for Love, for Spirit
The Boca Raton ward once hosted a stake Relief Society conference. One of the popular classes was “How To Keep the Romance Alive in Your Marriage.” Fun! Exciting! Romantic! In my late 20s with two kids, I settled in toward the back and began listening. At...
