Well Hey There,
I'M LORI
How can systems, routines and organization redefine your life?
For me it’s been – personal transformation, crumbling destructive generational patterns, building meaningful relationships and creating beauty and order out of chaos.
True story...
I graduated high school and became a mom on the same day.
I had no idea what I was doing. The overwhelm of becoming a young wife and mom left me feeling insecure and had me convinced it was just hard for me. Everyone else seemed to have it all figured out – “there must be something off in me.” Little did I know, I was just distracted by their highlight reels…it’s HARD for all of us!
Understanding how to make it work became what mattered most.
The leap from insecure, overwhelmed, people pleaser, to an extraordinary life of certainty, and peace...didn’t happen overnight.
The leap was more of a back and forth of fear, failures and figuring it out one step at a time. I didn’t know if my dream for our family would be possible, but I did know one thing for sure: I wasn’t going to give up easily.
How could I grow beyond my own insecurities? How could we break the generational patterns? How could we ensure our family relationships were healthy and nurturing and wouldn’t be broken? And most of all, how could we stay focused on our God given mission as a family?
I knew We needed a strategy, So mine became studying Others who have done it.
Knowing I wanted more for my family than the path we started on was the beginning of something that so genuinely, drastically, and beautifully changed my life...
that I knew I wanted you to know what I wish I had known. Finding actionable strategies about what it really takes to reclaim your life from the bullies of chaos, insecurity, busyness and overwhelm can become overwhelming in itself. Not to mention the difficulties of relationship dynamics.
While there are a lot of blogs teaching decluttering, scheduling, organizing, personal growth, home, parenting and family life tips, there aren’t many pushing back the curtain with practical ideas on how to build an overall thriving home, family and personal life. One that considers your faith and wellbeing key parts of the plan.
That’s why I set off to fill that space by creating resources that help women find their way — I get super excited when I’ve figured something out & I can’t wait to tell others! I love sharing in hopes that you can skip over some steps and ‘uh-oh’ moments by borrowing from what I’ve learned.
Picture it Now: You're not an exhausted, Overwhelmed, Unsure Multi-hat wearing Mom anymore. You're a woman who reclaimed her life and is living on Mission.
Systems, routines, and organization doesn't solve all of life's problems. But the clarity, peace, and energy they give back to you can change how you experience your life.
If you’re eager to learn the strategies that will help you take back your environment, wellness, relationships, finances, and overall life experience, I can't wait to help you get there.
Xo, lori
A LOOK BACK
Our overnight success
took 30 + years
1991 - 1996
- MARRIED SHANNON (we were babies expecting our first baby)
- OUR HOME WAS A LITTLE HOUSE TRAILER ON THE FAMILY FARM IN SE MISSOURI
- GRADUATED HIGHSCHOOL
- HAD OUR FIRST DAUGHTER ^ same day
- JUNIOR COLLEGE
- BABY GIRL #2
- BEGAN LEADING WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDIES
- DECIDED I WANTED TO BE A SAHM
- OUR SON IS BORN - to round out our family
- LEAD FIRST WOMENS TRIP - filled a bus full of women headed to a conference ready to build their faith.
1997 - 2002
Loved this season
- OKC, OKLAHOMA BECAME OUR NEW HOME
- AUDITED BIBLE CLASSES
- OPENED MY "FIRST SIDE HUSTLE" - selling artificial floral arrangements
- LEAD SECOND WOMENS TRIP - bus load of women headed to a conference.
- ALL THREE KIDDOS IN SCHOOL
- ORGANIZED CHURCH OUTREACHES
Best decision ever
2003 - 2009
- OUR HOME BASE LANDED IN MISSOURI AGAIN - this time on the SW side.
- CO -CREATED A WOMEN'S MINISTRY - met two of my best friends.
- LEAD YET ANOTHER WOMEN'S CONFERENCE BUS TRIP
- LAUNCHED 1ST COMMUNITY WIDE TEEN GIRLS CONFERENCE - grew into a traveling conference for other communities to host
- STARTED MY FIRST OFFICIAL BUSINESS TEACHING FITNESS AND PERSONAL TRAINING
growing in so many ways
2010-2018
- STARTED A PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS _ my partner and I had a successful boutique business focused on HS Senior Girl sessions, along with weddings and families.
- BEGAN WORKING IN DIGITAL MARKETING - website development, social media marketing & management, video production.
- CELEBRATED MORGAN AND MICHAEL'S WEDDING DAY
- BECAME SEMI-EMPTY NESTERS
- DESIGNED AND MADE A QUICK PRINT OF MY FIRST ONE MONTH PLANNERS
This is when things
started to change
2019 - 2022
- LAUNCHED LORI J SMITH CO
- CELEBRATED ALEX'S WEDDING TO DEVIN
- SUMMITTED MT. KILIMANJARO WITH MY DAUGHTER ALEX
- BUILT OUR DREAM HOME
- CREATED & LAUNCHED MY FIRST ONLINE COURSE
- LAUNCHED GRO SOCIETY GROUP COACHING
- DESIGNED AND PRINTED THE FIRST PLAN TO GRO DAILY JOURNAL PLANNERS
- OUR SON DEXTER MARRIED HIS TRUE LOVE CLAIRE
- OFFICIALLY JUST SHANNON & I FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER
- OUR FIRST GRAND-BABIES PRICE & PALMER WERE BORN
And we're just getting started
Our overnight success
took 30 + years
1991 - 1996
- MARRIED SHANNON (we were babies expecting our first baby)
- OUR HOME WAS A LITTLE HOUSE TRAILER ON THE FAMILY FARM IN SE MISSOURI
- GRADUATED HIGHSCHOOL
- HAD OUR FIRST DAUGHTER ^ same day
- JUNIOR COLLEGE
- BABY GIRL #2
- BEGAN LEADING WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDIES
- DECIDED I WANTED TO BE A SAHM
- OUR SON IS BORN - to round out our family
- LEAD FIRST WOMENS TRIP - filled a bus full of women headed to a conference ready to build their faith.
1997 - 2002
loved this season
- OKC, OKLAHOMA BECAME OUR NEW HOME
- AUDITED BIBLE CLASSES
- OPENED MY "FIRST SIDE HUSTLE" - selling artificial floral arrangements
- LEAD SECOND WOMENS TRIP - bus load of women headed to a conference.
- ALL THREE KIDDOS IN SCHOOL
- ORGANIZED CHURCH OUTREACHES
best decision ever
2003 - 2009
- OUR HOME BASE LANDED IN MISSOURI AGAIN - this time on the SW side.
- CO -CREATED A WOMEN'S MINISTRY - met two of my best friends.
- LEAD YET ANOTHER WOMEN'S CONFERENCE BUS TRIP
- LAUNCHED 1ST COMMUNITY WIDE TEEN GIRLS CONFERENCE - grew into a traveling conference for other communities to host
- STARTED MY FIRST OFFICIAL BUSINESS TEACHING FITNESS AND PERSONAL TRAINING
growing in so many ways
2010-2018
- STARTED A PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS _ my partner and I had a successful boutique business focused on HS Senior Girl sessions, along with weddings and families.
- BEGAN WORKING IN DIGITAL MARKETING - website development, social media marketing & management, video production.
- CELEBRATED MORGAN AND MICHAEL'S WEDDING DAY
- BECAME SEMI-EMPTY NESTERS
- DESIGNED AND MADE A QUICK PRINT OF MY FIRST ONE MONTH PLANNERS
this is when things
started to change
2019 - 2022
- LAUNCHED LORI J SMITH CO
- CELEBRATED ALEX'S WEDDING TO DEVIN
- SUMMITTED MT. KILIMANJARO WITH MY DAUGHTER ALEX
- BUILT OUR DREAM HOME
- CREATED & LAUNCHED MY FIRST ONLINE COURSE
- LAUNCHED GRO SOCIETY GROUP COACHING
- DESIGNED AND PRINTED THE FIRST PLAN TO GRO DAILY JOURNAL PLANNERS
- OUR SON DEXTER MARRIED HIS TRUE LOVE CLAIRE
- OFFICIALLY JUST SHANNON & I FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER
- OUR FIRST GRAND-BABIES PRICE & PALMER WERE BORN
And we're just getting started
And we're just getting started
Some of my favorite things:
- Cultivating relationships through hospitality.
- Our grand-babies! We have FIVE - three and under. (Price, Palmer, Riser, Elle & Brecken)
- Our two golden-doodles, Chance and Shadow...yes, I said TWO! eek!
Some of my favorite things:
- Cultivating relationships through hospitality.
- Our grand-babies! We have FIVE - three and under. (Price, Palmer, Riser, Elle & Brecken)
- Our two golden-doodles, Chance and Shadow...yes, I said TWO! eek!
A few of the things I answer to...
“People can call you many different things, but you are not what people call you. You are what you answer to.” J.Osteen
Babe
My longest running “title”. Thirty-Three years and counting!
Mom
I wear this title with so much pride! Thankful!
Lolo
Now I truly know what it means to say…”words cannot describe!”
Coach
My newest “official” title! I’m beyond excited to help you live a beautiful life that you love!
Author
I decided, in forth grade when my teacher said I was a “good writer,” that I wanted to make that true. That’s one reason why I love to blog and will write a book one day.
lo or lori jo
…to my closest friends and family!
You want to know now...what I wanted then -"How do I take ahold of the reins of my life?"
Craving calm from the ongoing trap of chaos? Freedom from the bullies of busyness, chaos, and overwhelm? The confidence to decide what’s right for you — and what needs to take a hike? Then let’s get started together.
I love to help women get unstuck and to reclaim what we’ve been bullied into giving up > the health of our family, relationships. AND understanding that to show up best – starts with our personal health and well being.
I help busy women simplify EVERYTHING, from schedules, to thoughts, to things. Show me how, Lori!
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