by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 16, 2012 | for Home
When we lived in Boca Raton, we built our second home. In the two-story entrance, it featured a beautiful staircase that turned 45 degrees halfway up. We loved the staircase, but as soon as our three-month old daughter started to crawl, it became a nightmare. Not just...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 16, 2012 | for Spirit
My former favorite spiritual (Ain't Got Time to Die that I sang in BYU's A Cappella) was replaced a couple of years ago with Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel? when my daughter's high school a cappella choir sang it. Didn't my Lord deliver Daniel, then why not every man?...
by Tracy Polyak | Jan 15, 2012 | for Spirit
I have always struggled with fasting. It is very hard for me to connect going without food to getting divine assistance. (Not to mention that I plain just love food!) I went for a long time without fasting due to pregnancies, nursing and health issues. But over the...
by Tracy Polyak | Jan 13, 2012 | for Spirit
At 6 years old, Grasshopper is about as obedient a child as you can ever find. She is meticulous about observing the commandments, from the Sabbath day to the Word of Wisdom to modesty. Nevertheless, we have been concerned that she still struggles with prayer. She...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 13, 2012 | for Money
When we were in college, both of Sam's brothers bought Hyundais. And we laughed at them. Sure they were poor. So were we, but who would buy a junk car like that? Apparently, we would. In 2002, we bought our first Hyundai—a Santa Fe—and it's still going strong with...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 11, 2012 | for Fun, for Money
People say you shouldn't buy timeshares. I'm not so sure. When I was a tween, my parents bought two. One in Snowbird, Utah—a ski resort packing some of the greatest snow on earth—the other smack dab on the beach in San Diego. All these decades later, our family still...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 11, 2012 | Lifestyle Design
When I was young, I watched Sesame Street in awe. Unlike Mr. Roger's Neighborhood and The Friendly Giant, this television show had kids on it. This whole mess of kids was lucky enough to actually live on Sesame Street and so got to be on TV every single day! I was so...
by Tracy Polyak | Jan 10, 2012 | for Spirit
New Year's Day was 3-year-old Cricket's first day in Primary. We have been talking about it for about a month now, and he informed me the day before that he didn't like nursery, and he wasn't going to go anymore (lol). Grasshopper has been dutifully praying for his...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 10, 2012 | for Body
This post brought to you by Cafe Well. All opinions are 100% mine. A couple of days ago, Sam and I stopped by Costco. Immediately we were faced with rows of vitamins and an enormous display of workout machines. There were treadmills, ellipticals, stair climbers,...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 10, 2012 | for Body
With all the hubbub about healthcare, only a few are calling out about how competition—real competition, with known pricing, no bogus state line restrictions, and other innovations—will bring about improvements. I'm a big believer in dynamic market capitalism. For the...
