The Village Mama

10/22/2026

10/20/2026

What a saga! It's so difficult to have people understand your ad is not worded as such for fun.

Then the things people want to do as a tennant Crack me up!

10/19/2026

✨ **THE REMINDER I RECEIVED TODAY: TRUST YOUR DISCERNMENT, AND NEVER BE AFRAID TO WALK AWAY.** ✨

Today, I experienced something that reminded me of the importance of listening, paying attention, and trusting God.

Before arriving at my first Marketplace pickup, I had a vision in my mind of a man wearing overalls trying to lure me into a storage unit.

When I arrived, I got lost. In that moment, I felt God was reminding me that I had been given five minutes of being lost. Eventually, I found the location, and the scene unfolded exactly as I had seen it in my mind.

The man was wearing overalls.

He asked me to get out of my car and come inside his storage unit.

I remembered what I had seen. I recognized the situation, and I said, “Never mind.”

I chose not to go inside. I chose my safety. I walked away.

But the story didn't end there.

The entire reason I had planned these two Marketplace pickups was that the locations were close together. So I proceeded to the second pickup, only to discover that the address I had been given was incorrect.

Yet this second encounter felt entirely different. The energy was wonderful, and the person gifted me Palo Santo.

And I felt there was something symbolic about that moment.

I had just experienced an encounter that reminded me to be cautious, to listen, and to honor my boundaries. Then I encountered someone whose presence felt warm and welcoming, who offered me a gift I experienced as meaningful.

I found myself reflecting on how one day, one journey, and even two unexpected detours can hold such different experiences.

I can't tell you exactly why everything unfolded the way it did. But I can tell you what I took away from it.

**Discernment doesn't mean living in fear. It means remaining aware, listening, and giving yourself permission to respond to what you experience.**

Faith doesn't require us to ignore our instincts. Kindness doesn't require us to abandon our boundaries. And we don't have to know the whole story to make a wise decision in the moment.

To every woman reading this:

You are allowed to leave.
You are allowed to say no.
You are allowed to change your mind.
You are allowed to pay attention when something doesn't feel right.

And you are allowed to receive the beautiful moments, too—the unexpected kindness, the meaningful encounters, and the little gifts that remind you to pause and reflect.

Today, I walked away from one situation and received an unexpected gift in another.

I am grateful for the reminder to stay discerning, to remain open to goodness, and to never compromise my safety to please someone else.

**Be prayerful. Be discerning. Be courageous. And trust yourself enough to walk away when you need to.** ❤️🙏✨

10/17/2026

On the toilet Mom.life....

Kiddo running INTO restroom..."are you coming!?"

(it's our workout hour)

"Yes I'll be right there!"

Proceeds to walk up to me...

"OK, but also my headband fell off..."

(enters personal space, for me to fix it...now.)
🤦‍♀️

10/17/2026

You read that correct! It is all about downsizing, because as the adage goes, less is more! That is what is happening around here, it has been eventful and has been quite a feat.

If you saw what took place when we went out of town, you would know that the pet sitter absolutely turned the house upside down, destroyed the house. So we have bounced back from that because why thank you, God, we are resilient. We have Gods mercy. Gods love, protection and power and anointing on our lives that even in the midst of that, we are unflappable, we are okay, we will make it through. I will correct myself and stand corrected here because when I said, unflappable, I did actually have a breakdown, it was overwhelming. The amount of glass broken the stove was on there was an entire home disaster of plants toppled over, food animals have gotten into cabinets, fridge, animals locked in the house that don't even belong in the house. And so here we are, we're finally to moving day and downsizing has been so welcoming because it's something that I have envisioned for us for so long and to finally be here turning the leaf, where it is actually expansion, and we are gaining so much from downsizing.

This is all GODS TIME.

Grateful Beyond Measure.

10/16/2026

So hard to put yourself first. I'm always there for others and can quickly forget about me. That's before a life changing near death just 5 months ago.

I am now taking it all back. I have to put myself first, because I'm no asset to anyone if I am not 💯

Anyway...I'm going to sit here and enjoy this snack...probably disgusting to many...lol

It's actually super healthy and so so good for you.

Why?

Hear me out...

10/14/2026

Spoonerism mixed with verbal paraphasia. I know I'm not the only one that has this pm syndrome!?!? Omg help us all!

10/12/2026

She is a 3 year old Staffy mix. 18 pounds of snuggles.

Spayed, microchipped and incredibly well trained.

She loves cats and dogs, kids and last soft loving predictable grown ups.

She has a prey drive, no bunnies, guinea, birds, ie chickens, quail or such.

She should ideally be indoor and outdoor. She loves to be close to you but crates just fine if you leave. She was on streets till we got her at 8 months old. She has thumbs, and can literally get into food bins if you leave her with roam of house when you leave.

She is an alpha in our pack, knows when people come and go far before they arrived. Has incredible sense of smell.

Located in Nevada County

10/10/2026

As a care provider, a single Mom, caring for parents, a ranch owner, and so on, whatever the case is...you can easily put yourself last. Why!? Who does that serve?

We come first. Without self care, there is no capacity to keep serving.

Are you guilty of this? I absolutely struggled to put my needs first. It took a life or death situation to wake me up.

What will change you?

10/08/2026

I wanted to use up leftovers, and minimize food waste. The family left meal planning up to me.

I'm not a chef, but I know good flavor. I cook and that's plenty.

My 4 hour shift today, I used fresh apple for a banana apple and walnut bread.

My client was all in for an Asian inspired chicken wrap with a peanut umami type of sauce is what I told him over the walkie talkies.

I used cabbage, carrots, cilantro and the chicken.

Made a sauce with a nut spread, coconut milk, Japanese upon broth, orange juice, sriracha, honey, chopped peanuts and a hint of teriyaki.

Then prepped some leftover chicken thighs in coconut milk and umami flavor.

This came together soooooo nice. My goodness. Almost illegal good. 😆😋