by Angie Gardner | Apr 17, 2013 | for Love
Have you ever: not been in on the joke? been picked last for the team? been looked over for an invitation to an event that many around you were invited to? felt like you just didn't belong? Many, probably most, of us go through things like this in our youth. We are...
by Amy Lockhart | Apr 16, 2013 | for Love
Apologies ahead of time, Alison, if my words have mischaracterized anything you meant. The pondering your response set in motion was invaluable to me, thank you. In a recent discussion, Alison's response to a statement of mine got me thinking. It really got me...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 15, 2013 | for Home
I grew up in a home that was bug-free. Apart from the occasional errant spider—which was quickly and unceremoniously extinguished—and a fly or two that escaped the confines of the great outdoors during the frequent ins and outs of a summer barbecue, there wasn't much...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 14, 2013 | for Money
Promotion fails are far too common in business. As Bryan Jacobson commented last week on the Burger King Promotion Fail: There is no business upside to disappointing customers. Successful business practices are also plentiful. Today I'll highlight a service business...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 13, 2013 | Design Your Own House, for Home
We've built three houses—two that were full custom homes we designed from the ground up. We've lived in our dream home for almost exactly two and a half years. Nothing can beat the feeling. Still, looking back at some of the photos fills me with anxiety! I'm so glad...
by Amy Lockhart | Apr 13, 2013 | for Home, for Spirit
I was visually accosted by a ginormous television screen. I mean seriously large. No matter what I did I could not get away from the power of the thing. I would have needed serious blinders, and quite possibly a blindfold, to avoid the images and messages protruding...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 13, 2013 | for Body, for Money
For a number of years it's been clear that our oldest son, Samson, was going to need braces. He had what we lovingly call “crazy teeth.” There were teeth high in the gums (what my brother used to call “dog teeth” because they look like...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 10, 2013 | for Money
Monday's Pizza Factory promotion fail reminded me about both good and bad business experiences. Often the proper solution to a business problem seems so obvious as a consumer, while remaining shrouded in mystery to the owner. As I commented on the Pizza Factory...
by Angie Gardner | Apr 10, 2013 | for Spirit
There has been a lot of talk recently about women's issues in the church. I personally have spent much time in thought and prayer about these issues, trying to find where exactly I fall on the continuum. It seems that every time women become vocal about an issue in...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 10, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
Today marks the final day of the 100 Day Challenge. It also marks the completion of one of my own goals, to blog about each day of the challenge in 100 consecutive days. If you've made it this far with me, I congratulate you! It's been a long haul for both of us! How...
