by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 10, 2013 | for Spirit
Author Laurence Moore said: Mormons invented themselves just as other religious and ethnic groups invented themselves. But Mormons did so in such a singularly impressive way that we will probably always remain baffled as to how exactly it happened....
by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 9, 2013 | for Fun
If you've read here for long, you know that our family spent a decade in Boca Raton, Florida. And while I wouldn't want to move back permanently, it's a great place to visit…especially during the winter. If you ever feel chilled to the bone, snowed in, and longing for...
by Amy Lockhart | Jun 2, 2013 | for Body
I was watching a movie the other day. Kevin Bacon returned home after a rewarding day in Corporate America donning a nice gray suit, perfectly shined shoes, and a tie. No big deal. Until I noticed where his pants were sitting. Nice and high. Granted there was no strip...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 24, 2013 | for Good
Dr. Anthony Levatino is an OB/GYN who used to be pro-choice. In his early career he performed over 1200 abortions with about 100 being after 20 weeks. Now he tells the clinical truth about the abortion process. The truth. If you you think “a woman's right to...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 23, 2013 | for Spirit
Yesterday I created a post about an LDS seminary problem that came up, once again, in a child's class. I prefaced the discussion with my glowing praise of seminary. With 26 years of seminary experience under our belts, we have had an overwhelmingly positive overall...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 21, 2013 | for Fun, for Good
Rant on rude. Monica was performing in a 200-seat arena theater a couple of years ago. During the middle of a scene, a man sitting on the second row took his cell phone out of his pocket. He proceeded to dial a number and have a conversation without a thought. People...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 16, 2013 | for Home
I'm not much of a green thumb. It's no secret. I grew up in a family of scientists and musicians who kept a nice tidy yard, with absolutley nothing fancy going on. And I mean nothing. An example of a fun garden project in the Moore household would be to plant a border...
by Angie Gardner | May 13, 2013 | for Love
With daughters 10, 12, and 14 I've been giving a lot of thought to how to help them build relationships with both genders while preparing for dating. In particular, I have a lovely 14-year-old daughter who is starting to notice boys, and they are starting to notice...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 12, 2013 | for Home
This post brought to you by Sears. All opinions are 100% mine. One of the first lessons learned in building a custom home is to shop online whenever possible. A home has tens of thousands of working parts and running around from home store to department store to...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 9, 2013 | for Body, for Love
This post brought to you by Comfort and Harmony. All opinions are 100% mine. Now that my kids are older, I feel like the wise old sage mom. OK, old mom, but sometimes I pose as a wise sage. Truthfully, there is nothing like getting older to make you realize how many...
