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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

Fear of making the wrong choice

Perfection. Obviously not attainable. No matter how much you think something is exactly the way it should be, suddenly the other...

Katie Smith

Mar 26, 20223 min read

Leading them to water

Drink. Go ahead take a sip; the water will keep you going. You NEED water. This is it. This is the best water you'll ever taste. Please....

Katie Smith

Jan 10, 20222 min read

Wrong way

“God has mercifully ordered that the human brain works slowly; first the blow, hours afterwards the bruise.” ― Walter de la Mare, The...

Katie Smith

Dec 19, 20213 min read

Miscommunication

"In Ancient Israel everything human came to expression in words: reverence, gratitude, anger, sorrow, suffering, trust, friendship,...

Katie Smith

Oct 2, 20213 min read

Raising a "special" child

A mother's musings over raising someone deemed different by the world..... Raising a “special” child -Your child knows he’s extra...

Katie Smith

Jun 19, 20212 min read

Suspicious Syndromes

The word syndrome typically insights serious, systemic problems that must become absorbed and altered to create a "new normal" in one's...

Katie Smith

Jul 12, 20203 min read

First fist

Look at your the palm of your hands. There should be three dominant creases. Those creases give your hand muscles ample space to grip....

Katie Smith

Jun 24, 20202 min read

What day is it?

Crisis has a way of creating lasting changes. I frequently refer to the birth of my second son as a major life-changing event. However,...

Katie Smith

Apr 7, 20203 min read

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