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Too BIG for Me

I remember not wanting to leave my boys when they "needed" me for their physical comfort. Now I physically need a break from them for my...

Katie Smith

4 days ago3 min read

The Best & Worst Part- Uncovered

My favorite part of RV life is also my least favorite part---Nothing is hidden. You can’t hide from the people around you. No going to...

Katie Smith

Aug 103 min read

Why So Many Kids? Easter Response

If you have a focus, a goal, or a mission and someone gets in the way, you're likely to be annoyed or extremely angry by the hindrance....

Katie Smith

Apr 193 min read

How Our Bad Bed Makes Great Sleep

Once upon a time, I slept in a large room in an even larger california king-sized bed. It was wonderful. I'm not going to lie. I could...

Katie Smith

Feb 73 min read

Tough Soil- parenting strong wills

I have an "almost teen" and in his hardest of hearts, he has pierced my own many a time. Just when I want to push the child away, God...

Katie Smith

Jan 182 min read

Should my kids be bored?

Do you think boredom is a good thing? I believe it benefits us, but I have also seen it turn into mayhem, but I recently recognized the...

Katie Smith

Oct 2, 20243 min read

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...

Katie Smith

Jun 30, 20243 min read

Is this normal?

In all my pediatric medical experience (which only amounts to a little less than a decade of intensive motherly care units), I've...

Katie Smith

Feb 15, 20243 min read

Contagious virus

One of my deepest triggers for anxiety when I was growing up was illness. Like most people, I hated being sick, so I thought if I could...

Katie Smith

Jan 19, 20243 min read

What should we keep?

As we took down Christmas decorations this year, I heard a lot of "NO NOT THAT!" Because much of them went into donation bags or trash...

Katie Smith

Jan 5, 20243 min read

No room left

When my kids do not want to hear what I have to say because it goes against their plans, they cover their ears with cupped hands and hope...

Katie Smith

Dec 16, 20233 min read

Mob mentality

I remember it like yesterday-- the lights, the smells, the screams. My fond interest in the boyband quickly became a love affair after...

Katie Smith

Oct 12, 20234 min read

Scared

My kids were recently discussing what they were scared of after one of them was screaming at the sight of a talking mannequin, albeit a...

Katie Smith

Sep 5, 20233 min read

Vantage Point

You know those pictures that you could stare at for hours and not realize their was another hidden picture inside of it? You know those...

Katie Smith

May 30, 20233 min read

Keeping fruit fresh

There's nothing more convenient then picking up your food already packaged and purchased either from the comfort of your vehicle or...

Katie Smith

Feb 13, 20233 min read

Are you a Maintainer or Mountaineer?

Are you a maintenance personnel or a mountain climber? I'm a maintainer married to a mountaineer. It's kind of a tongue twister, but the...

Katie Smith

Jan 18, 20233 min read

Sleep in Heavenly Peace

When my kids are asleep... This is when many parents say their favorite time of day is. While seemingly sad or pitiful, I understand the ...

Katie Smith

Dec 22, 20223 min read

Splitting Hairs and Biting Tongues

Splitting hairs. That's all I hear these days. Hairs breaking left and right, day and night, between siblings, against parental guidance,...

Katie Smith

Sep 25, 20223 min read

How to talk to kids about gender identity

We over-complicate by over-simplifying. Concepts like love, truth, and identity are muddied for kids merely wanting to play in the mud...

Katie Smith

Jul 17, 20223 min read

Don't trust anyone?

There were two people, one "handshake", one promise, one end result, but two different stories. I remember vividly wondering how two...

Katie Smith

Jun 1, 20224 min read

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