are we there yet?

Family. Oh, and writing, reading, running, animals, outdoors, travel, and chocolate. Always chocolate.

Psalm 150:6

wordsmith, encourager, fellow human

Hi, I’m Beverly and I’m so glad to see you here.

I’ve been married to my college sweetheart for forty years. I’ve been a Medical Technologist and a high school science teacher, but my favorite job has been Mom and now Grandma.

I have three grown children–two girls with a boy in the middle who’s married to our bonus daughter and has two littles. We’re scattered across three states and time zones. We love sports, outdoors, and board games and it’s a challenge to get us all together in the same space, but we try to do that at least once a year.

I’m a Christ-follower. God has been faithful through all my life and my desire is to live in a way that makes it easy for others to see Him through me. My goal is to give Him glory in my writing, my creativity, and in everything I do.

I hope you join me. We can get to know and encourage each other along the way.

Welcome!

“If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.”

Mother Teresa

a few things about the site

on the blog

  • thoughts and stories about family, life, and travels
  • my writing journey
  • book recommendations and reviews
  • devotions and faith

other resources

  • speaking topics
  • classroom visits and workshops
  • parenting resources
  • auburn.momcollective.com/author/beverlysmith

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