The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots

Author: Emily Sara Smucker

  • Things I’ve Never Done Before

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    In the last 28 hours I’ve done two things I’ve never done before. First, I went to a High School Football game, and second, I went to a prison. The Football game was last night-Friday night. My brother Steven recently started playing football, and this was the first game he was allowed to play, although…

  • Quotes and Assistant Teaching

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    Of all the jobs and job snippets and volunteer positions I’ve had in my life, assistant teaching is my absolute favorite. I guess it’s not as fun as say, getting involved in theater, but it gets the upper hand because of the investment in other people’s lives. I admire the head teachers immensely. But. I…

  • Best of the Web (This Week)

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    Just for fun, this week I saved all the best pictures and articles and videos I found on the internet, simply so that I could have the pleasure of sharing them with you all. This picture was posted to Facebook by Bird Yonder, with the caption, “the perfect sweater for sad rainy days.” Fun fact:…

  • Big World, Long Drive

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    “In short words, the reason I went to college was because I found that the more I learned, the bigger my world got, and I wanted my world to be the biggest it could be.” -Amos Yoder, my grandfather Monday evening we arrived at my grandpa and grandma’s house in Minnesota.  I hadn’t seen my…

  • Weddings and Families

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    The point of our road trip was to go to my cousin Janet’s wedding. To understand what made this wedding so special, you will have to understand some things about my family. First, when I post about family gatherings and hanging out with cousins and stopping in to see an aunt or a grandmother, I…

  • More Styles per Mile

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    Did I mention that this road trip is an all-nighter? Jenny so courteously took a picture of me sleeping this morning. Apparently I frown in my sleep. According to Jenny, the following exchange happened while I slept: Jenny accidentally brushed my ankle. I gasped and said, “Stop it stop it STOP IT” and jerked my…

  • Stylin’ Miles

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    This has been the summer of road trips, I tell you. If “road trip” can be defined as “5+hours in the car at one shot,” then I am currently on my fourth. I keep running across blogs and Instagram accounts and articles about movies where girls go on road trips and dress stylishly. There is…

  • Why I Write

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    Sometimes people ask me why I write. I can never think of very clever, poetic, or sense-making answers to this question. I write because I just do. However, ever since I read this post yesterday I have been trying to come up with a better answer to that specific question. Unlike the amazing Esther (who…

  • Five Stories of a Boring Life

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    The Stick in the Road I must get healthy. Therefore, I must exercise. But the hot hot summer weather keeps me from brisk midday walks. The solution, of course, is to walk in the evenings. That is what I did today. Only I didn’t get started until it was nearly dark. Oh well, what’s a…

  • The Artsy Minimalist Wannabe

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    I had a grand idea to do a post on minimalism today. When I sat down to write said minimalistic post, I instead had the following conversation with myself: Okay Emily, time to start writing about minimalism. I don’t feel like writing about minimalism. What a dull subject. It’s not dull! Think of that red…