Beverly Smith
With three adult kids, one daughter-in-love, and two elementary school grandkids, Beverly stays busy keeping up with her family and loves it. She likes to learn new things, be outdoors, and travel. You can frequently find her running, reading a good book, or watching movies, crime dramas, and Auburn football. She met her husband Kent at Troy University and they moved to Auburn one month after they were married. Originally a Medical Technologist, she obtained a second degree from Auburn University's School of Education and taught Physical Science and Biology at Opelika High School until she decided to become a full time mom. If you ask her what she wants to be when she grows up, she'll say, "A writer for children." She has written preschool activities curriculum and is currently writing middle grade fiction.
How Does Your Garden Grow?
“Corn, corn, nothing but corn.” In the movie Secondhand Lions, fourteen year old Walter Caldwell’s two eccentric uncles, Hub and Garth McCann, take up gardening. Garth buys vegetable seed packets from a traveling salesman...
It’s Time To Get Moving!
When the oldest was ten, we started reading The Hobbit aloud as a family. She listened enraptured, savoring every word. The middle one liked it as well. I remember the youngest, then five, doing...
Celebrating Significant Birthdays
I celebrated what some would call a significant birthday a few weeks ago. Actually, any birthday that I'm here to celebrate with those I love is one I consider significant, but this one was...
That’s How We Roll
"Hold it like this, like you're throwing a football," Kent instructed. I positioned the roll of tissue as if I were throwing a pass, leaving a good length of it streaming down to the...
Raising Hopeful Kids In A Half-Mast World
"You need to turn on the television." That's what Kent said when I answered the phone. I could not have imagined what came next.
I homeschooled each of our kids individually for one year before...
Connecting 5
Daylight Donuts used to be near the corner across from the Chevron Station that used to be on the corner of College and Glenn Avenue. It wasn't much to look at, but it was...
Into the West:: A #roadtrip to Remember (Part 3)
Read Part 1 and Part 2 to catch the beginning of their journey!
Our itinerary for Salt Lake City said, "rest, sightsee, eat good food," and we did, along with doing laundry, restocking our groceries,...
Into the West:: A #roadtrip to Remember (Part 2)
Read Part 1 here.
The youngest planned this trip like she does most everything-did her research, shopped around, and made good choices. We were scheduled for a slot canyon tour Thursday morning before we left...
Into the West:: A #roadtrip to Remember {Part 1}
"Hey Mom, you want to come with me?" Are you kidding? When my youngest invited me to accompany her on her cross country drive to Washington state, it took about a millisecond for me...