Kismet

Encouragement 🤗

I feel so encouraged when I hear women appreciate my blog or related posts elsewhere. I have received so many demands from the narcissist in my life to shut down my blog and at times he has ganged up with the system to hamstring me into limiting what I want to share to help otherContinue reading “Encouragement 🤗”

Designs That Probably Could Have Been Improved By Now

The cinnamon & biscuit roll refrigerated packages that you need to poke with a spoon to open… Extremely heavy baby carrier car seats …just what moms need after delivering that baby …we’ve invented lighter weight metals for planes & rockets…how about a nod to moms? The snap on coffee lid…nothing starts the day like hopingContinue reading “Designs That Probably Could Have Been Improved By Now”

Colorado Adventure Camp

I am a planner professionally but …or maybe because of that…I don’t always plan too far ahead when my family travels. We like adventure and sometimes I plan things spur of the moment. I might make the main plans ahead of time, such as plane or lodging reservations, but then schedule other activities in moreContinue reading “Colorado Adventure Camp”

Summer! 🍉🏖☀️

It’s summer and you need to stock up on popsicles! Here is my popsicle mom hack. For whatever reason my kids have always preferred the popsicle version of a smoothie so when I have extra smoothie in the blender I pour the rest into any of my various popsicle molds (some pictured, others push upContinue reading “Summer! 🍉🏖☀️”

Strengthening Bible Verses for Those in the Middle of a Challenge ✝️

Bible verses about The Battle Belongs To The Lord — Read on http://www.openbible.info/topics/the_battle_belongs_to_the_lord

The Hail Mary 📿🙏🏻

I grew up in a household with a mother who had left the Catholic faith after attending Catholic all her years. She was attracted by the Jesus movement of the 1970’s, trending toward a more fundamentalist, charismatic, experiential based expression of the Christian faith. I was taught that we should avoid rote prayers and makeContinue reading “The Hail Mary 📿🙏🏻”

Why I’m Happy I Threw My Son’s Phone in the Lake 💦📲

Parenting is not for the faint of heart. Having a house full of teenagers is Really not for the faint of heart. It can drive you to the brink of madness. One minute they are pushing you away. The next they are needy and demanding of your time and presence. You never see them whenContinue reading “Why I’m Happy I Threw My Son’s Phone in the Lake 💦📲”

Financial Abuse 💸🤑

Today in my Family Law Mediator Training we heard from a Domestic Violence specialist. As she discussed psychological and financial abuse I recalled my former life. She talked about how in some relationships one spouse is granted an “allowance,” has no access to the bank accounts, handles none of the financial matters. I had aContinue reading “Financial Abuse 💸🤑”

Ode to the Personal Assistant

Yesterday I was listening to a radio talk show host while I was driving and his guests were lamenting women who work and how much better it is when women were home with their kids. They were claiming it is a lie that women can have and do it all. Well, maybe…but ✨ What IContinue reading “Ode to the Personal Assistant”

Holy Week – Sacrifice 🙏🏻✝️

I have been listening to the gospels this Holy Week. In there are descriptions of John the Baptist who in the Christian Faith Tradition is understood to have prepared the way for the Messiah, Jesus Christ, his cousin in fact. John’s work of preparing the way ended with his head being served up on aContinue reading “Holy Week – Sacrifice 🙏🏻✝️”