Katie Smith
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...
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CAREFULLY CARELESS
Living and traveling with peace in organized chaos
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Katie Smith
May 13, 20223 min
That hurts
The sting of dislikes travels beyond the social media world. Even if you detach yourself from the pains of electronic approvals and...
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Katie Smith
Apr 24, 20223 min
Restful Work
Broken bread. Poured out wine. If you've ever read the children's book, The Little Red Hen, you know the time involved in bread-making....
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Katie Smith
Mar 26, 20223 min
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...
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Katie Smith
Mar 4, 20222 min
No Time like the Present
"God is not in the present. All moments are present to God" (Tim Keller sermon podcast). We splinter our lives into fragments: infancy,...
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Katie Smith
Feb 1, 20223 min
Traveling Homebody
A vigilant vagabond, in carefully careless living, I represent the traveling homebody. You know you don't have to fit into one prescribed...
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Katie Smith
Jan 10, 20222 min
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....
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Katie Smith
Dec 19, 20213 min
Wrong way
“God has mercifully ordered that the human brain works slowly; first the blow, hours afterwards the bruise.” ― Walter de la Mare, The...
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Katie Smith
Nov 21, 20213 min
Servtitude
"Mustang horses are descendants of escaped, domestic Spanish horses that were brought to the Americas by Spanish explorers in the 16th...
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Katie Smith
Nov 2, 20213 min
Expecting
No we are NOT expecting another baby as the subject line suggests (Even though several people have asked recently!?), but rather...
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Katie Smith
Oct 2, 20213 min
Miscommunication
"In Ancient Israel everything human came to expression in words: reverence, gratitude, anger, sorrow, suffering, trust, friendship,...
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Katie Smith
Sep 11, 20213 min
COVID GIVES - part 2
When a child gives you a weed and calls it a flower, no right-minded person gives back a disgusted look and demands a larger, nicer...
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Katie Smith
Sep 2, 20214 min
COVID TAKES- part 1
There's an unseen darkness that pushes your weight into the cushions. A fog that feels unliftable. With nothing "to do," with the...
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Katie Smith
Aug 19, 20213 min
Your days are numbered
Watching all my boys hooked up to medical equipment as newborns and toddlers became a passport I had punched enough times to know what to...
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Katie Smith
Jul 28, 20213 min
Paid before performing
I find it difficult to accept payment before performance. You must perform before collecting tips, right? You must audition to prove your...
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Katie Smith
Jul 13, 20212 min
River Rocks: girl raising boys
Boy moms are everywhere. Wrestling, noise, and grotesque ideas fill many homes regardless of gender or quantity of children. There is...
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Katie Smith
Jun 30, 20213 min
Making Perfect Homes
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” Building a home is one of the...
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Katie Smith
Jun 19, 20212 min
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...
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Katie Smith
May 28, 20212 min
Pump the breaks
Unless you are an adrenaline junky or a professional rider/runner, you'll find that you naturally pump the brakes when descending...
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Katie Smith
May 9, 20213 min
Just keep swimming
When we knew it was time to turn the page on our living quarters, we didn't know where to move. We knew we wanted to be open to change,...
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