Month: November 2021

Teaching My Mama to Text

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My shadow while taking a pic of Mama – pretty cool, eh?

Q: Do you know the only thing funnier than me being a TechnoDino🦖 (my teenagers have iPhones, but I don’t)?

A: It’s me providing tech support for my parents when I visited them – and actually fixing their issues!🤣 LOL

My parents and I are Android users. Their new cell phones are nicer than mine – not jealous, I just know that (at least) 70% of the features will never be touched.💯 Seriously, the only reason Mama’s barely used flip phone got replaced was because it was misplaced…go figure (bless her heart)! This is the lady who referred to sending me an email (a decade ago) by saying, “I’m gonna type to you today if I get time, Kayren!”😳 Anyhoo…

Not only did I teach my Mama (#CutieAt74) to send her first text, but I also showed her how to download a photo to her Gallery (AND add it to a Contact – new or existing) and set an alarm for important reminders (like upcoming appointments). We set up a Gmail account so she can subscribe to my YouTube channel, and she took her first cell phone photo!🥳

She even did a video call with me – that was especially funny! She’s still getting used to swiping and touching the screen, but with a bit more use, I have full confidence that she’ll reach proficiency in no time.🤔😏😉

This is a lady who has a lifetime legacy of teaching – a former middle school (translation: combat zone) Teacher of the Year…my Mama is a real life, ol’ school, bona fide educator. She just has to overcome some tech phobias (like many of us at one point or another). But she finally faced some of her techno-apprehensions, and I’m really proud of her for it.💓

Sure, it took a bit of extra patience for this Life Transition Coach to hand-hold my Mama while demonstrating some new technology. However, in comparison to the innumerable times in my 4.5 decades that she’s extended an abundance of grace and patience to me, I’ve gotta say it was more than #WorthItAll. 😊🌻🤗

“Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.”

(James 5:7-8)

© Copyright 2021 by Kayren J. Cathcart

A Message in the Clouds

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Clouds aren’t bad…many of them have silver lining!😇 #PerspectiveMaintenance

In many ways, a cloudy day can be just as beautiful as a sunny day…allow God to adjust your focus today. You may be pleasantly surprised at what you SEE…

“Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.”

(Psalm 36:5)

“For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.”

(Psalm 57:10-11)

© Copyright 2021 by Kayren J. Cathcart

Carolina Moon

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Shoutin’ out my fellow recovering perfectionists with this friendly reminder: Sometimes it’s the simple things in life that make all the difference.

Can anyone relate? Drop me a comment if you’re taking intentional steps to simplify your life these days! #LiveWithIntention

Sharing photos from yesterday’s walk – I had no agenda except to appreciate and enjoy God’s creation while moving my body.🙌🏽😇 I’m consciously countering “overachiever” tendencies and experiencing so much peace… #LetItGo 🕊

“The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.”

(Psalm 119:130)

© Copyright 2021 by Kayren J. Cathcart

Nature’s Music🎵

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Crunch, crunch, crunch – that’s the sound of the leaves I stepped on while walking without music from my playlist today.🎵 It was absolutely delightful!

What seemingly small sounds are speaking to you today? Pay attention…they may hold an unexpected hidden treasure! Blessings, Kayren 😊

P.S. Sharing photos from my weekend walk with my mom – I didn’t realize all the beauty (and duck activity! LOL🦆) of the neighborhood creek when I lived there…funny how time can change your perspective, eh?😏🎁

“Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.”

(Psalm 150:2)

© Copyright 2021 by Kayren J. Cathcart

Living in the Moment

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Recently, I’ve been scheduling my posts a few days in advance.🤓 The planner in me is learning that if I don’t post until that day (or evening), it’s ok, too.👍🏼 Actually, it’s relieving a lot of ridiculously self-imposed stress…I encourage you to try it.🕊

Learning to give ourselves grace is a priceless gift.😇🎁 Earlier this week, I walked in the morning and enjoyed the freshness of the day.

Today, I walked as dusk began to set in, and I was treated to a glimpse of the moon’s magnificence amidst the stunning backdrop of God’s gorgeous Autumn palette.🎨🙌🏽 Sharing photos that don’t come close to capturing the essence of the beauty and peace I experienced “off-schedule.”😏

Here’s to our well-being in this season of Thanksgiving…🍂🍁

“He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.”

(Psalm 104:19)

© Copyright 2021 by Kayren J. Cathcart

I’m Celebrating Thanksgiving BEFORE Christmas

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I was blessed to visit my parents (who live in another state) this weekend – I’m super-grateful for the great time of fellowship we had with lots of laughs! I was really surprised that several homes already displayed full Christmas decorations.😯 What really got my attention was hearing “The Little Drummer Boy”🥁🎵 piped through one of the Rest Areas. I was like, “Did I miss the memo about being late for Christmas?🎄 Gee whiz, I thought I was early in my Thanksgiving preparations, but am I already behind?!”😳

Don’t get me wrong…I am 150% a Christmas fan – I LOVE to celebrate the miracle of the birth of Christ EVERY DAY🎉 (and my daughter’s been able to pull me into watching Christmas movies at any time of the year LOL).🎁

Yet, I’m being VERY intentional to make SURE I give thanks (and not just one one day!) for ALL the marvelous things God has done in MY life over the past year. Truthfully, I am incorporating an “attitude of gratitude” into my daily reflections and meditations, and finding an exponential improvement in my quality of life with this adjustment!🙌🏽 I invite you to join me in celebrating the season of Thanksgiving BEFORE we get swept away by the festivities of Christmas (as it’s been hyper-commercialized). I’d love to hear how YOU are celebrating this season of Thanksgiving…drop me a comment!😇

Praying we focus on the reason for EVERY season…🙏🏼

Abundant blessings, Kayren💓

“7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.

8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.”

(Psalm 26:7-8)

“I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.”

(Psalm 69:30)

© Copyright 2021 by Kayren J. Cathcart

Mom Life for the Christian Woman

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Consider the footprints we leave for others to follow. “God’s standard determines what is RIGHT,” declares Shaundrelle Green, CEO of She, Inc. (Sisters Healing & Evolving). 

Shaundrelle also shares the benefits of intergenerational support and her experience working with her adult daughter in a small business. #ThisMomLife #TheConvoLab #SistahSupport

For more nuggets of wisdom, watch Episode 3 of The Convo Lab with Kayren Cathcart & Shaundrelle Green:

https://tinyurl.com/TheConvoLabShaundrelleGreen

Drop me a comment after you watch; I wanna to hear from you…and please Like, Share, Comment, and Subscribe to my YouTube channel for notifications of new episodes!

Blessings, Kayren

“3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.”

(Titus 2:3-5)

© Copyright 2021 by Kayren J. Cathcart

The Cost of Surrender to God

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What more can I say?💯

For more timely wisdom like this, watch Episode 3 of The Convo Lab – Kayren Cathcart & Shaundrelle Green:

https://tinyurl.com/TheConvoLabShaundrelleGreen

Seasons Change…Do YOU?

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Do you struggle with embracing change? I certainly have!

“We can’t stay the same; nothing in life is designed to stay the same,” shares Shaundrelle Green, CEO of She, Inc. (Sisters Healing & Evolving). “Everything changes when you yield…embrace the change.”

For more timely wisdom like this, watch Episode 3 of The Convo Lab with Kayren Cathcart & Shaundrelle Green:

https://tinyurl.com/TheConvoLabShaundrelleGreen

Drop me a comment after you watch; I wanna to hear from you…and please Like, Share, Comment, and Subscribe to my YouTube channel for notifications of new episodes!

Blessings, Kayren

“20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:

21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

22 He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.”

(Daniel 2:20-22)

© Copyright 2021 by Kayren J. Cathcart

Sistah Support Systems

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We’re not designed to do it all on our own, despite what the world says…😯

Shaundrelle Green, CEO of She, Inc. (Sisters Healing & Evolving) powerfully describes the beauty and strength of like-minded women coming together to support one another. #TheConvoLab

Tune in for Episode 3 of The Convo Lab with Kayren Cathcart & Shaundrelle Green:

https://tinyurl.com/TheConvoLabShaundrelleGreen

Drop me a comment after you watch; I wanna to hear from you…and please Like, Share, Comment, and Subscribe to my YouTube channel for notifications of new episodes!

Blessings, Kayren

“Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.”

(Galatians 6:2)

© Copyright 2021 by Kayren J. Cathcart