notes on mastering the art of transcendence and refinement with Coached By Kate
Just a few short years ago I went through a massive personal crisis. I had given up my life career to take on another dream. Motherhood. I loved it. I had prayed for it. I was living it the absolute best way too. I mean, I knew my kids sleep schedules, I faithfully read to [...]
Life can be so hard at times. Things can be thrown at you that you are unprepared for, and that knocks the wind right out of you. Things that despite your best efforts you have no control over. I have a saying personally about this. "We don't get to write our stories. God does that. [...]
Recently I had someone I wanted to try and meet up with and they couldn't. It got me thinking about how much we max out our lives and then can't find time for people. So as not to confuse you that this was a one time ask and during the end of the year, I [...]
The Holidays roll around and with it a word. Sometimes whispered sometimes punched out on a Polar Express Ticket and sometimes shouted out by a toddler. The word is "Believe". It is suppose too evoke a kind of magical awe in the individual saying it and encourage them. But what if it is hard to [...]
In the last year and a half we have been to Africa, Colorado, Italy, Canada, California, Scotland, Kentucky, Disney World, New York City and the Beach five times. I am not saying this to boast but to explain how much washing, laundry, and packing I have done! To learn how to do this efficiently [...]
On one particular "girl nights" this past summer I played one of those question games where you get to know people better. Things like, "If you were a unicorn what would you do?" or "If we were all in a fire who would be best equipped to handle the exit strategy?" All of these questions [...]
I heard once that 82% of the world has at least one book idea, some have many more. Only 20% of people move past that phase and go on to the next. To write it and to publish. I am one of those stats. When we first started on this journey, we never [...]
I am very good at saying the word "no". I say that not to boast but because I have two friends that say it to me a lot. "Your very good at saying no."Ā These are loving people who think the best of me and mean well. They are giving me a compliment. Basically they are [...]
Fall 2019 I have a head cold. I'll be honest I'm happy about it. I can cancel on obligations and stay home from church. I can let me husband take charge without feeling like I am leaving him to do all the heavy lifting. I can exhale. No guilt involved. I can stay in my [...]
A yellow leaf all crunchy around the edges. Nutmeg on the counter. A cozy colorful afgan. An orange pair of overalls. Red wine and cheese. Fall has arrived. And with it pumkin spice and everything nice! For me it is a nice shift from the summer heat into Ā a routine full of energy and [...]
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