CAREFULLY CARELESS

Living and traveling with peace in organized chaos

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Eyes of Shame-City Travel with Kids

I've noticed a trend while walking down the busiest streets in North America with kids. Instead of hiding from the unpleasantries, the...

Katie Smith

Oct 30, 20242 min read

How to know someone you just met?

Now that we travel everywhere so quickly, I need discernment quickly. Not in a rushed way, not in an anxious way, but in an imperative...

Katie Smith

Oct 16, 20243 min read

The Sojourner's Song

I don't know where we're going. I don't know when we'll arrive. I look for ways to finish. Because I hate the partially done. If I can't...

Katie Smith

Oct 8, 20241 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

The Perfect Event

It starts when we are very young. We want to add more and more to our fun. It wouldn't be a movie night without popcorn, but what if we...

Katie Smith

Sep 25, 20243 min read

Fight or Flight?

We always wonder what kind of person we are when it comes to facing danger. Fight or flight? Which response will surface when you're...

Katie Smith

Sep 15, 20243 min read

Complete Obscurity- subtle pride

I recently heard someone talk about his struggle with living in complete obscurity. If no one knew what he was doing or where he was...

Katie Smith

Sep 10, 20242 min read

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...

Katie Smith

Sep 3, 20242 min read

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 ...

Katie Smith

Aug 23, 20243 min read

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...

Katie Smith

Aug 16, 20244 min read

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...

Katie Smith

Aug 4, 20244 min read

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...

Katie Smith

Jul 28, 20243 min read

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...

Katie Smith

Jul 21, 20242 min read

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...

Katie Smith

Jul 12, 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

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..."...

Katie Smith

Jun 23, 20243 min read

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...

Katie Smith

Jun 16, 20243 min read

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...

Katie Smith

Jun 9, 20243 min read

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...

Katie Smith

May 29, 20243 min read

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...

Katie Smith

May 19, 20243 min read

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