Katie Smith
Wishing for the Past-unhealthy nostalgia
I confess, I am tempted to look back at my old predictable life. The one where I know where I'm sleeping and waking every day. The one...
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Living and traveling with peace in organized chaos
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Katie Smith
- Aug 23
- 3 min
Disorientation-waking up confused
It has happened many times. I wake up, and I'm not sure what day it is, what time it is, or what I'm going to see out my window. I can't ...
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Katie Smith
- Aug 16
- 4 min
It Happened- I slipped
My youngest son decided to slide down a rock into a small pool of river water. This choice was made after seeing other older kids make it...
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Katie Smith
- Aug 4
- 4 min
Panic--10 things that helped me move away from fear
Ever feel weak, watching all those Olympic athletes compete, injure themselves, and then recover and keep going? It demands a level of...
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Katie Smith
- Jul 28
- 3 min
When You're the Only One-- NOT on Vacation
We often hear late night owls, laughter, or loud music during these warm, longer days. But these noises always reverberate more harshly...
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Katie Smith
- Jul 21
- 2 min
Narrow Road
Been walkin' for a while Wanderin' in the wild You're holdin' me steady You keep me goin' Been walkin' for a while Followin' the fire And...
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Katie Smith
- Jul 12
- 3 min
Uprooting our kids
I remember living in the same house for the first nine years of my life. Moving day felt like mourning day-- a tragic ending to a once...
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Katie Smith
- Jun 30
- 3 min
Turn it upside down
When there's a problem, when things aren't working, we look for a solution. Something needs to change. However, change usually alters our...
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Katie Smith
- Jun 23
- 3 min
Some time passed
Over and over I keep reading about time passing in an ambiguous way. "Some time passed..." "After a long time..." "Some time later..."...
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Katie Smith
- Jun 16
- 3 min
BOTTLING- how NOT to capture a moment
We all do it. We don't want the "perfect" moments to end, so we try to take enough pictures, store enough keepsakes, extend the trip a...
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Katie Smith
- Jun 9
- 3 min
I Hate it, but I Love it
“I hate it, but I love it.” My husband and I frequently use this quip, mocking an old workout DVD. The infamous trainer quotes it...
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Katie Smith
- May 29
- 3 min
My Turn!
"God sometimes allows you to be tested in a way that requires you to sacrifice your own well-being. At such times, it seems only right...
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Katie Smith
- May 19
- 3 min
Forcing it to Fit
Square peg in a round hole. Too tight. Too small. There are a million and one ways to say that something doesn't work, but it takes...
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Katie Smith
- May 14
- 3 min
Red Eyes Moments- No Filter
We brought a few photo books with us in the rig, and the boys found an old picture from college where Matthew and I both have red eyes....
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Katie Smith
- May 5
- 3 min
The end of the story
You know those cartoons where a character is running around doing so much that smoke spews from her ears and springs fly out with dust...
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Katie Smith
- Apr 29
- 3 min
New Kids on the Block
Being the "new kid on the block" can feel like your a shiny new toy-- fresh, fun, and fairly mysterious. No one knows your full...
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Katie Smith
- Apr 21
- 3 min
Cross Between Camp and Mission
We sort of feel like we have been living in a constant state of summer camp mixed with a mission trip. Our stuff is jammed in trunks,...
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Katie Smith
- Apr 13
- 3 min
What are we doing here?
I have often asked myself why are we here? We aren't serving, volunteering, or giving our time in the traditional sense, and the teacher ...
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Katie Smith
- Apr 6
- 3 min
Not crushing it
Sometime last year we had a zoom meeting with community group leaders from our church. The breakout sessions all began with an open-ended...
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Katie Smith
- Mar 31
- 3 min
Faithless Wind--blown down by breeze
A breeze blesses hot skin. A feeling that the Lord is with you on a hot day. A gust tears away everything in its path. A feeling that God...
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