Author: Janise Matyas Smith

I am a wife, momma to four precious kiddos, a preacher, teacher, spiritual director and above all a child of God.
— Baptism, Featured, Parenting —

Loved Poured Out When We are Unaware: A Born and Raised Baptist’s Reflections on Why I Practice Infant Baptism

August 3, 2017

She screamed the first six months of her life any time she touched the water.  This wasn’t a little protest.  She screamed at the top of her lungs.  She screamed that baby cry that sounds so desperate.  You would think we were giving her a shot every time we tried to bathe​ her. I thought… Read More Loved Poured Out When We are Unaware: A Born and Raised Baptist’s Reflections on Why I Practice Infant Baptism

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— Calling, Featured, Personal Growth, Women in Ministry —

You Never Know What God Will Do: Sharing my Story to the Next Generation of God’s Masterpiece Women

July 28, 2017

I was asked to come share part of my story to the 3rd-5th grade girls Sunday School class at my church as part of a summer dedicated to one generation of women sharing with another generation of soon to be women.   So I told them a story of this little girl who never knew… Read More You Never Know What God Will Do: Sharing my Story to the Next Generation of God’s Masterpiece Women

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— Featured, Personal Growth —

Psalm 138:8

June 30, 2017

Some days, you just need the reminder. Some days, when you feel weary from straining to see ahead, you need to be reminded: you can stop straining; you can simply look right where your feet are planted and trust, God is leading you somewhere good. The Lord, He will fulfill His plan for your life.  

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— Featured, Motherhood, Personal Growth —

“I Like it Wild!”: Learning to Appreciate the Unique Masterpiece that are Each of My Children

June 20, 2017

  I remember so clearly the afternoon my Firecracker Girl came down from her afternoon nap when she was not yet 3.  She had a crazy halo of bedhead, hair in her eyes and sticking out at every angle. “Let’s brush that hair of yours.” It was my first instinct to say to her when seeing… Read More “I Like it Wild!”: Learning to Appreciate the Unique Masterpiece that are Each of My Children

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