Our breastfeeding journey, three months in December 16, 2011

Lina and I are fighting this battle still- learning to eat properly, how not to fall asleep, sucking and swallowing well, etc… See, she was three weeks early and posterior tongue-tied as well, which no one caught till six weeks into it. Plus, I need to be feeding her More often than I was, which [...]

attitude check September 13, 2011

God is good. He is faithful. and He’s such a loving Father, to gently chide us and discipline us. on sunday, i had a bit of an attitude check about this whole pregnancy thing, and the stress of working on the house, and all that jazz. God reminded me through song, through His Word, and [...]

Jesus and Pregnancy May 14, 2011

“The only thing that will enable to enjoy the disagreeable is the keen enthusiasm of letting the life of the Son of God manifest itself in me. No matter how disagreeable a thing may be, say–’Lord, i am delighted to obey Thee in this matter,’ and instantly the Son of God will press to the [...]

look what God is doing now! April 9, 2010

check out “team smyth” for an update. woot woot!

the new year is calling January 6, 2010

create. deep breaths. hope on the horizon. live life to the fullest. discover what you were created for. breathe. play! sing! make music! do something artistic: get messy. feel. move. expand. be HIS. go all out. hold nothing of yourself back. this is the time. the year of jubilee! Seize the Day!! pour yourself out… [...]

things are about to explode! (in a good way, naturally) August 19, 2009

God has been SO good to us! don’t know if you heard, but our road trip car (aka: my everyday car) died in a freak flash flood in the middle of the university of tennessee’s campus while we were there for a conference called CHIC (covenant high in Christ). ask for the details. it’s pretty [...]

Princess Camp, CiY, and He’s still stirring up the pot June 22, 2009

“daring princess camp” was amazing!! so much fun, so challenging in a million different ways. we had a lot of homesick girls this week which made things tough, but there were also so many intriguing questions, and girls in need of someone to really listen to them and love them that it made up for [...]

Update on life June 4, 2009

well, well, well. here we are, on this lovely, drizzly, chilly day in june (69 today, 90 two days ago!). to fill you in a bit: i’m working for Jesus now, and part time for my dad, doing odds and ends-type projects for him that he doesn’t have time for, or helping him with putting [...]

You did not have a home March 17, 2009

“Oh, You did not have a home There were places You visited frequently You took off Your shoes and scratched Your feet ‘Cause you knew that the whole world belongs to the meek But You did not have a home No, You did not have a home And You did not take a wife There [...]

what’s to come March 12, 2009

and we’re off! i get to start traveling with daniel the week after next, for just a couple weeks of CiY, and then what? i’m not sure. but there is a trip to philly/new york tentatively in the works, and then heading off to CiY “move” for most of the summer. i think it’ll be [...]