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His Thumbprint Hurts

You are being held down by a force so much greater than yourself. You wiggle, you squirm, you frantically use up every ounce of energy...

Katie Smith

Apr 11, 20232 min read

Truth or Love

I recently saw the movie, Jesus Revolution and walked away pleasantly surprised. Most films with the name Jesus in the title are either...

Katie Smith

Mar 24, 20233 min read

Robbed

Have you ever stumbled upon a person who you think you know, or someone said you should know, or maybe you once knew? In order to solve...

Katie Smith

Mar 6, 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

sitting with nothing

I'm not sure who invented fidget toys, but I have a love/hate relationship with them. They really suffocate self-control and inhibit...

Katie Smith

Nov 29, 20223 min read

Overcome With Pain

When you get to a certain age, you are suppose to draft a living will..... I think? Those desires you have for the "worst-case...

Katie Smith

Nov 1, 20223 min read

The Advantage of the "Disadvantaged"

Have you ever doubted? Doubted God's existence? You've prayed, you've tried to read a Bible, you've visited a church or heard a sermon....

Katie Smith

Oct 11, 20224 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

Vulnerable

Love ya. I used to be a "ya" person. "Ya" is informal, slang, and by definition, lacks clarity. "Ya" is not a person. "You" are a person....

Katie Smith

Aug 24, 20223 min read

WHAT WENT WRONG-Travel Tips: Renting

Travel Pros and Cons for a Trailer Within the first 15 minutes of picking up Avenger, our 38 ft rented travel trailer, there was a flat...

Katie Smith

Jul 31, 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

Travel Tips: Kids in Class C

Why would anyone in their right mind want to live cramped in an RV when you could just find an outdoor play space or hiking trail near...

Katie Smith

Jun 7, 20224 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

That hurts

The sting of dislikes travels beyond the social media world. Even if you detach yourself from the pains of electronic approvals and...

Katie Smith

May 13, 20223 min read

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....

Katie Smith

Apr 24, 20223 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

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,...

Katie Smith

Mar 4, 20222 min read

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...

Katie Smith

Feb 1, 20223 min read

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