It is our goal to provide uplifting content that inspires you and strengthens your relationship with God and others.
This site houses years of writing and encouragement, so feel free to search for categories/topics in the search bar (in the footer) to access the archives.
Below, you will primarily find links to articles that I have written for other sites. They are grouped by major categories.
Happy “Reiding”!
FAITHA Closed Door Can Unlock Grace, Niki Hardy Blog, 16 August 2016
Embarrassing Bravery and Insane Courage, Purposeful Faith, 20 October 2016
He Can, But Will He?, Cure Cancer Fast, 19 November 2014
Help Me Catch My Breath, Purposeful Faith, 1 October 2015
Hope on the Horizon, Abby McDonald Blog, 13 December 2016
Is There a Disconnect Between Your Talk and Your Walk? iBelieve, 29 November 2016
Letters to the Tightly-Wound Woman
Listen Close, Listen Well Series
Restoration Project: Unwind through rest and prayer for 31 days
Rising Up Radiant, (in)courage, 19 November 2013
Search Me O God at Christmastime, Wendy Speake, 15 December 2015
A Simple Exercise that Will Revolutionize Your Quiet Time, One Thing Alone, 26 April 2016
To the Tightly-Wound Woman, For Every Mom, 21 January, 2016
What an Ex-Convict Taught Me about God’s Grace, iBelieve, 5 January 2016
When An Angry Woman Meets A Kind God, Wendy Speake Blog, 12, May 2015
When Breath Gives Way to Life, Purposeful Faith, 31 March 2016
When You’re in a Holding Pattern, (in)courage, 15 January 2015
Bible Study
31 Days of Isaiah 40: A verse-by-verse study of God’s character
3 Ways to Help You Get Unstuck, God-sized Dreams, 27 April 2016
A Blaze of Glory, God-sized Dreams, 6 January 2015
Detours Aren’t Dead-End Dreams, God-sized Dreams, 9 October 2015
The Dense Roots of Immature Emotions, Jolene Underwood Blog, 8 September 2015
Do You Fear Being Invisible or Being Visible? Purposeful Faith, 10 January 2017
Driving Your Dream (While Appreciating the Scenery), God-sized Dreams, 29 July 2014
Laying Dreams on the Altar, Joying in the Journey, 16 June, 2017
Loving the Naysayers While Pursuing Your God-given Purpose, God-Sized Dreams, 22 February 2016
Making Room for a Miracle, God-sized Dreams, 19 December 2016
Not Giving Up in Changing Times, God-sized Dreams, 26 September 2016
The Way of the Wise, God-sized Dreams, 7 December 2015
When Your Dreams Feel Small and Ordinary, God-sized Dreams, 20 April 2015
When Your Journey Keeps You on Shore, God-sized Dreams, 14 August 2015
RELATIONSHIPSMarriage
{14 Days of Love} Our Love Story: When Oil and Water Mix, Uniquely Yours Ministries, 7 February 2016
Control in Marriage: Live Interview with Katie M. Reid, The Wife Coach – Amanda Davison Facebook Page, 5 October, 2017
How to Improve My Marriage by Helping Others, Focus on the Family, 2015
Invincible, Courtney Stanford Blog, 19 February 2015
Stop! Hammock Time Live Videos with Adam and Katie M. Reid, Katie M. Reid Facebook Page, ongoing (Wednesday, 9pm EST).
Wife Coach Interview with Katie M. Reid, Amanda Davison Blog, 29 August, 2017
When the Five-Year-Plan Falls Apart, Tricia Goyer Blog, 19 October, 2018
Motherhood
3 Simple Ways to be a More Empathetic toward Other Moms, iBelieve, 3 November 2016
A Letter to My 12-Year-Old Daughter: There’s No Time Like Right Now, For Every Mom, 15 April 2016
A Letter to My Tween Daughter on Beauty, Jennifer Kostick Blog , 27 May 2015
An Open Letter to the Mom on Her Phone, HuffPost, 15 August, 2016
A Tightly-Wound Woman’s Guide to Keeping Your Cool at Christmas, TODAY Parenting team , 20 December 2017
A Time for Releasing Judgment and Grasping Grace, Genuflected, 13 August 2015
Brave Heart and Shaky Steps, Hello, Dearest, 18 April 2015
Clumsy Limbo Moves, Ashley Hales Blog, 19 June 2015
Dear Mom: Some Thoughts on Expectations and Victories, Katie M. Reid, 5 May, 2016
Here’s What Our Children Need to Never Forget about the Orlando Massacre, For Every Mom, 13 June 2016
Hide (an essay by Katie is included in Five Minute Friday: A Collection of Stories Written in Five Minutes Flat, complied by Susan Shipe).
The House that Prayer Built, Cure Cancer Fast, 19 November 2015
How to Be a More Intentional Mom Without Wearing Yourself Out, iBelieve, 26 September 2016
How to Brave Your Fears and Help Your Child Succeed, iBelieve, 14 December 2015
Keeping Your Tween Grounded Series
Pressure to Be Perfect: Mom, You Don’t Have to Be Good at Everything! LightWorkers, September 2017
Welcome to Thirteen (A Mixed Bag of Crazy and Confetti), Katie M. Reid, 12 April, 2017
Why the Dark Side Did Not Trump Hope in 2016, HuffPost, 29 December, 2016
Why the ‘I’m Every Woman’ Mindset is Hurting Marriages, Motherhood, and Me, Ashley Willis Blog on Patheos, 14 August, 2017
Words that Lift the Limping, (in)courage, 3 July 2015
Adoption
Going There With Him, Katie M. Reid, 22 September 2014
Grace Found in Grief, Susan B. Mead, 25 August 2015
Hope Deferred, LifeLines, Fall 2015 edition
My Son Has Two Mothers, HuffPost, 4 May, 2016
When You’re “No” is Someone Else’s “Yes”, Bethany Christian Services, 28 October 2015
Special Needs
31 Days with My Brother (Popular Series about my sibling with Down Syndrome)
Extra Salt on the Fries (memoir piece about Katie’s brother with Down Syndrome) is included in Tales of Our Lives: Reflection Pond, edited by Matilda Butler.
I Will Not Stay Silent Katie M. Reid, Author Facebook Page, 16 August, 2017
Working Mom
Encouragement for the Burned Out, Work-at-Home Mama, iBelieve, 2 November 2015
How to Deal with the Tension of Two Callings, iBelieve, 29 December 2015
Friendship
4 Ways False Assumptions Imprison You, and How to be Free, Crosswalk, 8 January 2016
A Tightly-Wound Woman’s Guide to Hospitality, At the Picket Fence Blog, 25 August, 2017
For Those Who are Struggling to Find Joy this Christmas, Ashley Willis Blog on Patheos, 21 December, 2017
How Being Wound Up Affects Relationships, iBelieve.com, 18 November 2015
If You Don’t Have Elderly Friends, You’re Missing Out, LightWorkers, September 2017
The Right to Defend Ourselves, Abby McDonald Blog, 9 June 2015
The Surprising Thing Your Type-A Friend Needs (But Probably Isn’t Telling You), Katie M. Reid, 24 October, 2017
When the Sweet Fix Makes You Sick, Wendy Speake Blog, 13, April 2016
Yours, Mine & Ours: The Open-Handed Home, Grace Table, 11 December, 2015
And He Said It Was Good, The High Calling, 8 April 2015
Inspiration Doula Facebook Live Show Archives
The Power of An Ordinary Story, (in)courage, 17 April 2014