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Is enough, enough?
I recall all the weight conversations. What was enough to stop using the feeding tube? What's enough to avoid a colonoscopy? What's...
Katie Smith
Nov 28, 20203 min read
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Masked in love
Sitting in the the stands at a seven year old baseball playoff game, I was struck by the "Jekyll and Hyde" performance of one outspoken...
Katie Smith
Nov 4, 20203 min read
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Fading fall
Have you ever known someone who never ever let you down? Someone you could put all your faith in to provide you with all answers, all...
Katie Smith
Oct 9, 20202 min read
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Old habits die hard
"First we make our habits, and then our habits make us." - John Dryden A surfeit of "self-help" books exists for the taking. I hope to...
Katie Smith
Sep 11, 20202 min read
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Start with sewage
With regard to school, sports, and in our case sewers, many people are starting from scratch this fall. Scratch can feel exciting, but...
Katie Smith
Aug 20, 20202 min read
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Brokenhearted Boldness
"Seeing" through stillness. Mary, sister of Martha, lived brokenhearted boldness. Not bold for world to see as it relates to posts on...
Katie Smith
Aug 6, 20202 min read
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Little Lights
A little uplighting tune for you today. Don't let the darkness of a day get you down. LISTEN TO THIS LITTLE LIGHT even the darkness will...
Katie Smith
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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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
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Antidote to Anxiety
I never knew what I wanted to "be" or "do" when I "grew up" because I wanted to be and do a lot of things. But I always thought I'd like...
Katie Smith
Jun 30, 20202 min read
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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
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How to talk to kids about injustice
There are a lot of ways, a lot of analogies, a lot of honest parallels, a lot of sharing not scaring, a lot of options. But here is one...
Katie Smith
Jun 13, 20201 min read
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Label Makers
The Pain of Injustice How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, "Violence!" but you do not save?...
Katie Smith
Jun 1, 20203 min read
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In foggy grey
There’s a lot of little choices to be made right now; not as many big choices as usual, but the little things seem more constant. While...
Katie Smith
May 27, 20202 min read
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Troubleshooting
Whenever someone brings home their first baby, they typically respond one of two ways: the baby will be on our schedule, we like our...
Katie Smith
May 20, 20203 min read
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Bend 'till the break
“I guess you’ve heard the story of the shepherd that broke his sheep’s leg one time. Many little stories have been told about it. And was...
Katie Smith
May 13, 20203 min read
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Turning pages
The guinea pig. The lab rat. Going first as it relates to scientific discovery and experimentation isn't a desirous role. Yet, "going...
Katie Smith
May 6, 20203 min read
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Shifting Gears
My husband, like many, has been working at home for the last six, or maybe it's seven, weeks now. Like many families, we have found a...
Katie Smith
Apr 29, 20203 min read
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Afraid
Few people can sit in a cell for an extended period of time without coming out changed- some for better, and some for worse. Many people...
Katie Smith
Apr 21, 20203 min read
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Quietly loud
I've just begun reading the lengthy biography of Alexander Hamilton, and I'm amazed at all the research and recollection gathered from...
Katie Smith
Apr 16, 20203 min read
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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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