{"id":10,"date":"2021-05-14T23:21:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T23:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplythesmiths.com\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2023-05-14T20:28:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T20:28:14","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/simplythesmiths.com\/index.php\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/simplythesmiths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_9919-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplythesmiths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_9919-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/simplythesmiths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_9919-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/simplythesmiths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_9919-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/simplythesmiths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_9919-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/simplythesmiths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_9919-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/simplythesmiths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_9919-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/simplythesmiths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_9919-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0); color: #abb8c3\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Welcome! I\u2019m Mia Smith, wife, homeschooling mom of four kids, fan of glitter and color, nature and adventure. Also attempting a simpler life and learning a lot along the way. \u2764\ufe0f<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/simplythesmiths.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/22\/a-place-to-belong\/\">A Place To Belong<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-02-22T06:23:46+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 22, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I dropped Kai off at youth group tonight. Pulling up to the building, we said&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/simplythesmiths.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/30\/its-okay-to-grieve\/\">It\u2019s Okay To Grieve<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-01-30T05:11:56+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 30, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">A few thoughts on a \u201cpeculiar grief\u201d: We went to Minnesota this December and while&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/simplythesmiths.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/15\/143\/\">On Showing Up<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-11-15T04:16:58+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 15, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I have been thinking\/wrestling a lot lately about community and what it really means in&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/simplythesmiths.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/09\/and-so-i-write\/\">And So I Write<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-11-09T03:31:35+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 9, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I just crept quietly out of the bedroom or two *hopefully* sleeping kids. I\u2019m not&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/simplythesmiths.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/13\/experiencing-all-five\/\">Experiencing All Five<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-05-13T18:49:19+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 13, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I was listening to Gretchen Rubin talk about her new book \u201cLife in Five Senses\u201d&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome! 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