by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 10, 2014 | for Love
All my life I've been asked questions about my adoption. Today I heard a new one. When I had Jessica (our oldest child) I got a sense, for the first time, of how hard it would be to carry a baby for nine months and then just walk away. A relief, perhaps, and a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 31, 2013 | for Love
On May 18, 1964, I was born in the Provo Hospital (now Utah Valley Medical Center). Two days later—if legend is true—my parents' lawyer picked me up from my birth mother, who said, “Tell her I hope she has a wonderful life.” (I was there, but my memory was...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 25, 2009 | for Good, Uncategorized
Most of you know that I have red hair. Bright red, but not quite clown-like, and now a bit more white than I'd care to admit. In spite of my dear parents' best efforts, I grew up hating my hair because everyone else seemed to hate it, too. But I couldn't figure out...
by Alison Moore Smith | Aug 21, 2007 | for Love
When I became pregnant with my first child a girl I couldn't understand how having a baby would be markedly different from babysitting. And I wasn't too thrilled with the whole idea. Then she was born and I found that I would give my life for this precious baby in a...
