by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 3, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
Every Sunday my family attends church and sprinkled throughout the week are myriad other religious meetings. But the most spiritual place I have ever been in my life is the cannery. The LDS church has an elaborate welfare system in place. In stark contrast to most...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 4, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
One of the lessons my parents made sure was engrained into me was to demand quality. And by quality I do not mean brand names of high expenses. For decades my mother subscribed to Consumer Reports and I devoured it. Even when I was in elementary school, I...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 6, 2011 | Lifestyle Design
I have a dear friend who is afraid of everything. Afraid of failure. Afraid of looking stupid, Afraid of being wrong. If I hadn't known her most of her life, she wouldn't be my friend, because she's so afraid of rejection. She is intelligent, beautiful, talented,...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 14, 2010 | for Good, for Love
The power of love, devotion, loyalty, sacrifice. In giving his all for his disabled son, Rick, Dick Hoyt made his own life something he never dreamed.
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 13, 2010 | Lifestyle Design
A friend of mine just posted this FaceBook status: sometimes i wish i could just see who my wife is going to be…….i'm tired of getting let down…heck i'm just tired of trying. yea i know everyone is gonna say oh don't worry it will all work...