We’ve cried a bunch Cussed a little and loved a lot over the last year. Adoption. Even as I type the word, I feel myself buffering, searching, I guess, for the words that fit or express all tha...
https://karmensmith.com/2020/06/sweet-salty-adoption-story/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
I wasn’t sure how to begin. Whew…. WHEW! WOW. Whoa, whoa, whoa! I’ll let you read and decide. There are plenty of reasons and/or excuses for not writing more often this year or doing more F...
https://karmensmith.com/2019/12/whew-what-a-year/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
Court. Until we started fostering, I’d never been in a courtroom. Court sounded scary and intimidating but after going a few times I learned to hope for the best- expect anything. Although I ca...
https://karmensmith.com/2019/06/court-why-i-wont-stop-crying/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
I praise The Lord she didn’t abort him. I praise The Lord she tested clean -meaning no drugs in her system and mostly for being a woman brave enough to say, I’m not in a place where I can p...
https://karmensmith.com/2019/04/the-baby-part-1/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
I signed up for this gig out of obedience to a command. Lots of days I am unsure of many things except one. We are called to care. Far too long I lived with the mindset that the command to care w...
https://karmensmith.com/2019/02/3-things-foster-care-has-taught-me/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
Can you relate? The back to school rush is just behind us and we’re moving like a freight train down the tracks towards the holiday season and this week I found myself physically exhausted, emo...
Can a person be authentic without being transparent or be transparent without being authentic? What does authentic faith look like in real life? What does authentic faith sound like? And why do...
I recently sat in a living room wrapped two circles deep with women. I strategically placed myself behind a lampshade kind of because I wanted to blend in not stand out. Introductions moved clock...
https://karmensmith.com/2018/09/which-will-it-be/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
It’s early and no one else in the house is awake yet so I thought I’d take a minute and bring you up to speed because not everyone is on Facebook. Here are some things in no particular order:...
https://karmensmith.com/2018/05/did-you-know/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
All of us want the best for our children. If you are entertaining a scary step of faith but particularly those weighing the pros and cons of homeschool and public school – this chat is for you....
https://karmensmith.com/2018/03/homeschool-public-schools-and-prayer/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss