by Kim | Jan 18, 2020 | Gentle Discipline, Kim's Book, Play
Kim Cameron-Smith on Outside the Walls Well, now that was tons of fun! I had a fascinating conversation with T.L. Putnam on his radio show Outside the Walls. Here’s what we chatted about: What does it mean to be a disciple? Why is it so easy to forget about...
by Kim | Aug 1, 2019 | Play, Radiant Faith
Maesta by Duccio di Buoninsegna (1311) *This is an updated version of my 2016 article! August is “name day month” in my home, because all of my children have patron saints whose feast days fall in the month of August: Lydia (August 3), Dominic (August 8), Claire...
by Kim | Apr 3, 2019 | Play, Signs of Emotional Health, Virtues
This past weekend my kids were simmering with energy after they emerged from a week of being sick. They had a whole day free, so they decided to make a rope swing. They had to learn to use a saw safely, and Dad helped them use a power drill. They figured out...
by Kim | Mar 18, 2019 | Balance, Play
“A generation that cannot endure boredom will be a nation of little men, of men unduly divorced from the slow process of nature, of men in whom every vital impulse slowly withers as though they were cut flowers in a vase.” Bertrand Russell, The Conquest...
by Kim | Nov 19, 2018 | Balance, Featured Posts, Play
“God’s great mysteries, boundless love, and sense of humor are revealed to us at unexpected moments when we are quiet, alert, and prepared for encounter.” – Kim Cameron-Smith When I first became a mom, I remember taking a walk with my newborn,...
by Kim | Jul 28, 2018 | Play
On more than one occasion our Holy Father has urged parents to “waste time with your children.” Great advice! We need to give ourselves permission to “do nothin’” with our kids. In the Cameron-Smith home, one of our favorite ways to waste time together is with a...
