Kelly Smith

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

Brave hearts prevail in many difficult battles. I ordered a salad while my friend chose a burger. As we ate and talked, I felt happy to have such a great friend. It was wonderful to step away from work and spend time with someone dear to me.

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

My friend @livefreemiranda wrote a book! More Than Enough is all about the lessons learned during her family’s year long challenge to not purchase anything. I am already a few chapters in and can’t get enough! I shared all about it my stories. #morethane… https://t.co/pz4NpiyjpH

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

If today wasn’t the most fun, memory catching, or as magical as you wanted, I hope you know that it is okay. We still had fun. https://t.co/RfvGBlkwwU

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

I joined Parker’s class (the entire third grade) today as they ventured up a mountain on a day hike! As the triumph rang threw the air at the top, I couldn’t help but look around to realize that this is his graduating class. Some kids will race to the to… https://t.co/JzR8rTSCjI

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

Having supportive friends like @theresgoodinstore is the best. MJ has believed in me, encouraged me, and supported me for so many years. She checks in on me, prays for me, and listens when life gets extra hard. Kindness speaks volumes and we need more pe… https://t.co/xJFE8zyN1R

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

Parker is turning 9 this weekend! It is crazy to think that ten years ago we were moving to Australia for an adventure. Little did we know, we would be embarking on the greatest journey as parents! We really lucked out on this kid - May this be his favor… https://t.co/jRMTlbpQ6w

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

Matilda is one of the happiest people I have ever known. She hums, dances, laughs, and skips through the day. Her life is refreshing and grand in all the best ways. https://t.co/NO45eCpJXD

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

My life has been turned upside down. I went from sponsored posts with @worldmarket to grading papers. But I still care so much about design, styling, and color! Which is why it has been hard to share my classroom. I mean - the walls are not white and it … https://t.co/hOSz0p6WlY

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

One of my favorite people had a book launch today! @tomorrowiswaitingbook is the kind of book that wakes up the imagination, inspires the future, and encourages big dreams. I can not recommend it enough and am beyond proud to call the author Kiley Frank … https://t.co/Wj5XgrpOHo

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

This kid keeps me real and always in the moment. He didn’t see what I didn’t accomplish in 2018, but he did see me work really hard to get certified, he saw me take time for grief, and he saw me put him first over and over again. I don’t have big goals f… https://t.co/Bg84u6cE5Q

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

Six years ago, Matilda was in the pediatric intensive care unit. She was unable to drink milk, on a few different IVs, and still 2,000 miles away from her brother. And yet, we felt more gratitude than we knew was possible. Matilda was alive and here to s… https://t.co/rg5OMlgAF5

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

As you wake and walk through this day, I want you to remember that life is magnificent. That you have an endless amount of love within you. And because of that love, you are armed with hope. Happy 6th transplant-iversary Matilda. https://t.co/Df2prC676j

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

Perspective is such a beautiful gift. Six years ago, it was a gift to hold my dying child - even if it was just one more day. It was a gift to know that life and love was more important than anything else. Teaching has felt painful because my heart is op… https://t.co/bnusNbMmn0

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

October fills me with heartache - of reliving the reality that Matilda needed a new liver to survive, of not being able to hold my newborn, of letting go of Parker as he traveled to be with family, of watching Matilda wither as we waited. It has been six… https://t.co/sqNQdIDV2j

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

Six years. I can remember when she was six days old. I tried waking her up to nurse in the night and she wouldn’t. I was worried something was wrong (turns out it was acute liver failure). So I held her, staring at her sweet little face, trying to imagin… https://t.co/g0k9gnfjIf

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

There were multiple times I broke down and cried in my classroom today. Listening to a student’s life story, explaining to the class that “comparison is the thief of joy”, feeling alone at lunch, while I read aloud to the class, when searching for just t… https://t.co/IMwiMwwzC8

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

Aren’t we all reaching? Reaching for more - for love, for simplicity, for difference. Life lately has been so complicated. We are in a season of change, of shifting into a new reality, and that is always uncomfortable. For me, it is feeling like I missed… https://t.co/0rN6iMblNd

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

I have been enjoying the quiet work of preparing my classroom. Work of making a stale room feel like my own. Of nourishing big ideas and stimulating a love of learning. It might take more than three sample size jars of paint, but it sure is fun! https://t.co/QJc80RL5Qe

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

It’s 2am and I am wide awake. Awake because my heart is thumping as if I had just run the mile at school. The kind of mile where you try your best, and still come in last. Where you look up and see all your classmates chatting and joking around like it w… https://t.co/YBx9hd2EOQ

[Kelly Smith @cloudydaygray]

Matilda started off kneeling on the board with rope in hand. Then, before we knew it, she had tossed the rope, stood up, and was doing tricks. She loved being at the lake! https://t.co/L518s2JAyP