Katie Smith
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...
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Katie Smith
Jun 303 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...
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Katie Smith
Feb 153 min read
Is this normal?
In all my pediatric medical experience (which only amounts to a little less than a decade of intensive motherly care units), I've...
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Katie Smith
Jan 193 min read
Contagious virus
One of my deepest triggers for anxiety when I was growing up was illness. Like most people, I hated being sick, so I thought if I could...
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Katie Smith
Jan 53 min read
What should we keep?
As we took down Christmas decorations this year, I heard a lot of "NO NOT THAT!" Because much of them went into donation bags or trash...
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Katie Smith
Dec 16, 20233 min read
No room left
When my kids do not want to hear what I have to say because it goes against their plans, they cover their ears with cupped hands and hope...
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Katie Smith
Oct 12, 20234 min read
Mob mentality
I remember it like yesterday-- the lights, the smells, the screams. My fond interest in the boyband quickly became a love affair after...
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Katie Smith
Sep 5, 20233 min read
Scared
My kids were recently discussing what they were scared of after one of them was screaming at the sight of a talking mannequin, albeit a...
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Katie Smith
May 30, 20233 min read
Vantage Point
You know those pictures that you could stare at for hours and not realize their was another hidden picture inside of it? You know those...
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Katie Smith
Feb 13, 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...
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Katie Smith
Jan 18, 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...
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Katie Smith
Dec 22, 20223 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 ...
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Katie Smith
Sep 25, 20223 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,...
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Katie Smith
Jul 17, 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...
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Katie Smith
Jun 1, 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...
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Katie Smith
Mar 26, 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...
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Katie Smith
Jan 10, 20222 min read
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 read
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
Oct 2, 20213 min read
Miscommunication
"In Ancient Israel everything human came to expression in words: reverence, gratitude, anger, sorrow, suffering, trust, friendship,...
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Katie Smith
Jun 19, 20212 min read
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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