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5–Minute Parenting: Tips to Help You Raise Competent, Godly Kids.How to Support Foster Care with Special Guest Katie SmithSend us a textJoin us to welcome Katie Cruice Smith back for the final episode in her three-part series on foster care and adoption. Did you know approximately 500,000 children are in the US foster care system? We can all do our part to help support those in the system, and it doesn't have to be intimidating or overwhelming. Listen in as Katie shares insightful ideas and encouragement on how to support foster care.Katie is a freelance editor and writer who resides in the Upstate of South Carolina. She is an adoption an...2025-03-1319 min5–Minute Parenting: Tips to Help You Raise Competent, Godly Kids.Debunking the Myths of Adoption with Special Guest Katie SmithSend us a textToday we welcome Katie Cruice Smith back to the show for episode two of a three-part series on foster care and adoption. Have you considered adoption (or know someone who is) but feel like it's just too big and overwhelming, or perhaps you don't even know where to begin. Listen in as Katie debunks the myths of adoption, offering expert insight on how to overcome common obstacles to finding and growing a forever family. It's a fascinating show you won't want to miss! Katie is a freelance editor and wr...2025-03-0621 min5–Minute Parenting: Tips to Help You Raise Competent, Godly Kids.My Adoption Story, with Guest Katie Cruice SmithSend us a textToday we welcome Katie Cruice Smith to the show for the first episode in a three-part in-depth series on foster care and adoption. Listen in as Katie shares her heart-warming and inspiring adoption story, filled with bold steps of faith and miraculous provision from God! For those considering adoption (or those who know someone who is), Katie is the perfect resource and we are excited to have her on the show to encourage and help guide those wanting to find their forever family. Katie is a freelance editor and writer who r...2025-02-2718 min
Learning to sit stillWhy did you choose me: an adoption storyKatie Smith is the mother of three children. Today she shares her adoption journey as well as the many things she has learned along the way. Adoption is a beautiful thing and one that is reflective of our own journey to becoming sons and daughters of God. I hope that you will be blessed by our conversation and if you have any questions please reach out to Katie!www.sitstillmydaughter.comKatie Smith:Website: katiecruicesmith.comFacebook: Katie Cruice Smith, Editor/AuthorIG: @authorkatiesmithLinkedIn: Katie Cruice Smith2025-01-151h 20
Cool Explorations: Explorations In God's WordKatie Cruice Smith: Why Did You Choose Me? Jer 29:11 PT 2
Katie Cruice Smith: Why Did You Choose Me? Jer 29:11 PT 2
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cool-explorations/message2023-09-0633 minCool Explorations: Explorations In God's WordKatie Cruice Smith: Why Did You Choose Me? Jer 29:11 PT 2
Katie Cruice Smith: Why Did You Choose Me? Jer 29:11 PT 2
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cool-explorations/message2023-09-0627 minCool Explorations: Explorations In God's WordKatie Cruice Smith: Why Did You Choose Me? Jer 29:11 PT 1
Katie Cruice Smith: Why Did You Choose Me? Jer 29:11 PT 1
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cool-explorations/message2023-09-0531 minCool Explorations: Explorations In God's WordKatie Cruice Smith: Why Did You Choose Me? Jer 29:11 PT 1Katie Cruice Smith: Why Did You Choose Me? Jer 29:11
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cool-explorations/message2023-09-0527 min
Becoming Parents - Birth Stories and Birthwork WisdomInfertility, Foster Care, International & Domestic Adoption, & Orphanage Ministry with Katie Smith - S6 E49* TTC after two years of marriage
* Discovered infertility issues
* Pursued foster care, international adoption, and finally, domestic infant adoption
* Have adopted three children from the same birth mother (all at birth) and fostered 10 more
* Wrote children's book on adoption to help fund the last adoption (but was unable to get it published at the time)
* Went to work as admin/marketing/birth mother liaison for our adoption attorney and became an expert on adoption/foster care
* Founded orphan ministry at our former church and led this for...2023-03-0146 min
No Trash, Just Truth! - Proverbs 9:10 MinistriesEpisode 35 - Adoption - Real Truth about Real Stuff Part 10Send us a textIn this episode, we welcome author and friend, Katie Cruice Smith! Katie has written the book, Why Did You Choose Me?, and has co-authored the book, Mothers in Waiting. Being an adoptive mother of three herself, Katie has a heart for birth mothers. She works as a liaison for an adoption attorney, and helped to start an orphan's ministry at a church. She is an adoption advocate who speaks on adoption and how it equates to our adoption in Christ. Thanks for tuning in! Be sure to check out everything Proverbs 9:10 o...2020-05-1821 min