Christine Sempetrean Smith

I am a savior.  ​It’s true.​ ​And, guess what? ​ So are you. ​This is a concept that people have forgotten over time, and especially in the last […]

Amid the flurry of heart-shaped candy and images of plump Cupid with his arrow of love, a silent war rages in elementary schools in much of this nation. […]

We’re moving next week. I’m not going to lie – I’m having a really tough time saying goodbye to my house. Sure, most people would agree that it’s […]

*I wrote this back in 2013 on JoplinMOLife, yet I still find myself falling into this summertime role every so often. I suppose it will be this way every […]

I awoke on Sunday, May 22, feeling lonely. My big girls were with their dad, Aaron, my husband Travis was in Illinois, and I was in Joplin with […]

I love the idea of minimalism, and I’m on a quest to incorporate that concept in all areas of my life, including holidays. Especially holidays. So with Easter […]

I dread being awakened in the middle of the night because I know what awaits me. Is it the fear of hearing the sound of glass shattering as […]

“Today in Geography we were talking about different types of jobs, and apparently there’s one where you can travel all around the world and write about different cultures. […]