But you'll miss the good stuff!
GROWING UP
on a small Kansas farm I began "teaching" to the assortment of barefoot critters who squawked, snorted, and stank. Today's audiences smell much better and (usually) wear shoes. Learning and teaching has been part of my make-up since childhood, as you'll discover below.
FARM LIFE and SHELVES OF BOOKS
instilled a strong work ethic and cultivated an imagination and thirst for knowledge. As a teen, summers were spent walking soybean fields and eradicating weeds with a machete. (One fitness program I've never seen advertised!)
FAITH CAME EARLY AND HAS REMAINED MY BEDROCK,
informing all I do. I believe every person has an immeasurable, eternal, and irreplaceable impact--for good or not. I love sharing how the science of the human condition aligns with truths found in the Bible--although these often require digging deep.
TODAY MY PEEPS (family)
hold my heart like no other! If you shared a meal with us, you'd find there's never a dull moment, and you'd hear plenty of "bad mom" stories. While lame jokes, movie lines, and song lyrics pepper our conversations, we also converse deeply from the heart.
We play games, share (steal?) books, debate, celebrate, grieve, develop patience, and learn grace because we know and experience each other's weaknesses. We navigate how to support individual homes while building an extended family network.
In short, you'd find ordinary people dealing with ordinary trials in pursuit of an extraordinary life.
FOR TWO DECADES GROCERY LISTS & LESSON PLANS
dominated my focus while raising, feeding, home educating, and feeding (again!?) five energetic sons. In addition, I've:
~ Served as a founding board member and instructor of a Christian University-Model school.
~ Led the establishment of a preschool-12th grade homeschool cooperative.
~ Directed several teen theater productions, including my original script, "The Great Caper Along Route 66."
~ Written history, language arts, communication, film, and critical thinking curriculum.
~ Taught courses in numerous subjects to students from K-12.
BELIEF #1
You have an impact that's immeasurable, eternal, and irreplaceable. It's not a matter of "if," only "what kind."
BELIEF #2
Our world and nature defaults to destruction & deception. Faith in Jesus Christ frees you to be & become your true self & help others do the same.
BELIEF #3
Accepting God's salvation by grace and aligning with truths He has established about yourself, Himself, and others is the only way to achieve spiritual and personal maturity.
Official Bio
For over forty years, Stephanie Smith has studied what makes people flourish — and fail. Thousands of books. Thirty-five years of parenting. Twenty-five years home educating five sons. Founding board member and instructor of a private school. Eight years directing a teen theater program. Founder of a preschool–12th grade homeschool cooperative. Stephanie's credentials don't fit neatly on a résumé. But they energize parents and educators who want answers that work in the real world.
Stephanie speaks to both faith-based groups and corporate organizations on the challenges and opportunities of equipping kids for life. Scripture and research ground her faith-based presentations. Corporate presentations draw on the same science and insights, delivered without religious framing — because truth is independent of one's worldview.
A certified Primal Question coach and author of books including The Great Brain Remodel of Adolescence and co-author of The Student's Guide to Powerful Speaking with Ken Davis, Stephanie's mission is empowering adults to build spiritually strong, emotionally healthy, and relationally smart generations. She is mom to five grown sons, mother-in-law to four daughters-in-law, and Nana to a flock of grandchildren who provide ongoing, fascinating, and satisfying field research.
