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Something Lovely Please

The art of perfectionism--a sneaky sense that we are making the best moment when we are actually unhappy with the moment we have. Culture...

Katie Smith

Jun 29, 20253 min read

Health-certainty

Do you know that feeling? You have a big event tomorrow that's been on the calendar for months. Or maybe you signed up to lead something...

Katie Smith

Jun 15, 20252 min read

Maintaining Friendships on the Road

According to Our World Data, if you are a keen conversationalist, on average you will talk to three new people each day. Then by the time...

Katie Smith

May 27, 20253 min read

Humbled in Hawaii

I've ALWAYS wanted to visit Hawaii, but when I boarded a plane to Oahu for the first time the strangest anxiety swept over me. That's the...

Katie Smith

May 13, 20253 min read

From Tourist to Sojourner --Lonely Living

I remember going back and forth on highway 400 every day in the spring of 2015. Every morning and every evening, back and forth in my...

Katie Smith

May 1, 20253 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 19, 20253 min read

The Fruitless Tree

“A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. So he said to the man who took...

Katie Smith

Apr 7, 20253 min read

Tethered to the Nothing?

Red flags of fear creeped into my mind when we crossed over the continental divide, although if I think about it, flags emerged when I...

Katie Smith

Mar 23, 20253 min read

Heading Back Out-- Proof of Work

Have you ever taken time to explain something in great detail to someone, like how to play a new board game for instance, and after your...

Katie Smith

Mar 10, 20253 min read

Intimacy in an RV?

We are often asked how we have any privacy, let alone intimacy, living on the road with four boys all together, all the time. Well...

Katie Smith

Feb 20, 20253 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 7, 20253 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 18, 20252 min read

Rewiring Rhythms

I asked a veteran light showman how long it takes to remove old broken strands in order to reset the annual light show. He quickly...

Katie Smith

Jan 4, 20253 min read

Forgiveness with Minimal Scarring

Time really does heal all wounds, but it will also leave a big, nasty scar if it's working alone. If you want to heal, and grow weaker...

Katie Smith

Dec 16, 20243 min read

No Maps- where are we going next?

People keep asking us what our plan for next year on the road. How long will we travel? Where are we going? When will we settle down...

Katie Smith

Dec 8, 20243 min read

Returning Home?

After nine months on the road, we finally returned "home" for some important doctors appointments. While we don't have a physical home in...

Katie Smith

Nov 24, 20242 min read

The Day After

It's true. I prefer the day after... the day after my birthday, the day after Christmas, the day after Thanksgiving. Post-holidays are...

Katie Smith

Nov 8, 20243 min read

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

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