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~Exploring life as a recovering fundamentalist ~Leaning into grace ~Letting go of the mistakes

When Valentine’s Day is Hard, and You Need a Sign

I took some deep breaths, and willed myself to believe that today was no big deal. I would be fine. Really.

The Cult Years – Deception

How could I not have known? How could I not see what I was getting into? How could I have been so foolish?

My Breast Lump – a Gift in Disguise

Father, what do I do? What comes next? How do I make the most of the days that I have left?

Toilet Paper, God, and My One-Year Experiment

I didn’t breathe a word about my prayer to anyone else…and the toilet paper started rolling in.

That Time I Was Nearly Eaten By a Black Man

…before this episode with my grandpa I had no reason to notice or fear someone because they had a different color skin than me.

The Night I Knew My Daughter Was Dying

Her little head looked huge on her gaunt body. She had been extra tired for the last few days.

The Mad Dash, the Prayer, and the Kiss of a Lifetime (Online Dating Pt. 3

“Maybe you should just kiss me right away and get it over with. Then we won’t have to spend a whole date worrying about it,” I blurted out. There was silence on the other end of the phone; a really long silence.

A Milestone of Magnitude – An Adoption Story

When I was a little girl, God planted a two-fold dream in my heart. I wanted to have a lot of kids…

The Paragraph That Changed My Life (Online Dating Pt. 2)

Can one small paragraph change somebody’s life? It did mine!

What’s a Single Gal to Do? Online Dating, of Course! (Online Dating Pt. 1)

Do you ever feel like it’s time to shake things up? I did.

Recent Posts

  • When Valentine’s Day is Hard, and You Need a Sign February 10, 2017
  • The Cult Years – Deception January 16, 2017
  • My Breast Lump – a Gift in Disguise September 21, 2016
  • Toilet Paper, God, and My One-Year Experiment September 5, 2016
  • That Time I Was Nearly Eaten By a Black Man August 2, 2016
  • The Night I Knew My Daughter Was Dying July 13, 2016
  • The Mad Dash, the Prayer, and the Kiss of a Lifetime (Online Dating Pt. 3 June 28, 2016
  • A Milestone of Magnitude – An Adoption Story May 23, 2016

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