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You Just Have to Look Hard Enough
This week I definitely felt like that bug on the windshield. I was desperately trying to keep things together, flailing about as the...

Michelle L. Smith
Sep 30, 20182 min read


The Aftermath
A scoresheet from mini-golf, a smelly pair of gripper socks from the trampoline-jumping place, and three quarters. That's what I saw...

Michelle L. Smith
Sep 16, 20182 min read


The View from 30,000 Feet
On our flight into Seattle last week, I took in the view from the window of the plane and thought about all of the life going on 30,000...

Michelle L. Smith
Aug 19, 20182 min read


The Perfect Hiding Spot
Do you remember playing Hide and Seek when you were young, and the thrill you felt when you found that perfect hiding spot? Sitting...

Michelle L. Smith
Aug 5, 20182 min read


How Did I Get So Lucky?
Yesterday, Ryder hit his first ever home run over the fence at his baseball game. It was amazing to watch the perfect arc of the ball as...

Michelle L. Smith
Jul 22, 20183 min read


If Life Had a Reset Button
If life had a reset button, would you push it? What would you change? Are there decisions you wish you had made differently, or not made...

Michelle L. Smith
Jul 8, 20184 min read


I Choose Laughter
I was at a band Friday night at our city beach, and there was a group of little kids in front of the stage, ranging in age from 2 years...

Michelle L. Smith
Jun 23, 20182 min read


Things I've Learned Along the Way
I got up yesterday and intentionally went on an 8K run. I never in a million years would have imagined myself as a runner. But here I...

Michelle L. Smith
Apr 29, 20184 min read


Grateful for the Little Things
My coffee maker, heat in the apartment, running water, my pinky toe... What do all of these have in common? They are all things that I...

Michelle L. Smith
Apr 8, 20182 min read


Breathe in, Breathe Out
Did you know that the average human being breathes in and out between 17,000 and 30,000 times a day? And we do it without even thinking...

Michelle L. Smith
Mar 18, 20182 min read


Roller Coasters Used to Be Fun!
What a week! Ups, downs, twists, turns and a few times where I thought I was going to have to stop the ride and be sick! When I was...

Michelle L. Smith
Feb 25, 20182 min read


Two Different Boots
I’m often plagued with self-doubt, about every single thing in my life. It seems ridiculous even to me. I’m smart, successful, a good...

Michelle L. Smith
Jan 4, 20183 min read
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