Women lead with our ❤️ our best assets are our kindness, compassion, and empathy. We must not let that be manipulated. We have beautiful, thoughtful, rational minds. We can balance both to stand up and speak up 💁🏻♀️
This conversation about caring for aging parents will change how you see family.
“What held her back when you were born?”
That question changes everything.
Your mother stayed up through sleepless nights, sacrificed years of her life, listened to your dreams, your rambles, your fears… and never made you feel like a burden.
Now when the roles reverse, society calls it “being held back.”
@Kelsisheren explains one of the most powerful perspectives on family, aging, and showing up for the people who once showed up for us.
'THIS IS MATH': Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia (@GovGoneWild) is putting Citrus County on blast, alleging the local government wastefully spent over $39 million in just one year.
"The budget went up 72% with only a 10% increase [in population] Government took the extra money, the extra windfall, and spent it."
By indexing the budget for inflation and population, Ingoglia argues the county's general fund exploded from $106M to $182M since 2019, creating a massive tax burden that he says should be returned to the pockets of Florida families.
Women age. We are older. We look older and that is just the way it should be.
Living long is a luxury not everyone is afforded.
We face outwards. Away from the mirror. Toward the world.
🎤 I Am Not Woke
I am a woman.
I am Gen X.
Which means I was raised on hot hose water, unsupervised bike riding, and the understanding that if you’re bleeding but still conscious, you’re probably fine.
I am not emotionally injured by words.
I have survived mall bangs, dial-up internet, and New Coke.
You are not going to take me out with a tweet.
I believe in equality.
Not the Oppression Olympics, where everyone shows up with a clipboard and a backstory.
I am a strong woman.
I pay my bills.
I change my tire.
I handle my life.
But yes, I still want a man who opens jars, kills spiders, checks the noise in the basement, and says,
“Relax. I’ve got this,”
while holding a flashlight he definitely does not know how to use properly.
That is not patriarchy.
That is foreplay.
That is chemistry.
Somewhere in the last decade, feminism stopped being about opportunity and turned into a poorly dubbed workplace orientation video that never ends.
Now everything is “toxic.”
Except the people screaming it on social media at 10 a.m. on a Tuesday with 14 pronouns and a coffee addiction.
We turned “live and let live” into
“live exactly like me or prepare for a 37-tweet thread.”
Disagreement is now violence.
Silence is now violence.
Looking at someone wrong is probably violence.
Everyone has a label, a trigger, a diagnosis, and a podcast.
No one has a sense of humor.
Personal grace is rarer than Sasquatch.
We replaced confidence with outrage.
Facts with feelings.
And actual problems with performance art.
I do not need a seminar to exist.
I do not need a warning label on jokes.
I do not need a committee to approve my opinions.
I am a woman.
I am independent.
I am emotionally stable.
I like men who act like men.
I like women who do not hate them for it.
And I would like to enjoy my coffee without being educated.
My wish for 2026 is simple:
May woke finally go to sleep.
Put on its little eye mask.
Take a melatonin.
Log off the internet.
And let the rest of us get back to living.
I am not woke.
I am awake.
And I would like my culture back,
preferably without a training session.
Happy New Year friends!
May this be the year we shed the cloak of woke for good and start living our lives as intended... Free.
This song is definitely one of my all time favorite songs!
David Gates, from the band Bread, was probably one of the most underated song artists from the 70's. He wrote this song after losing his Dad prior to him becoming famous.
I always thought this song was about a romantical relationship. 🤪
Gives the song so much more meaning. Cherish your parents while they are still with you… once they are gone, life isn’t the same. 🥰🥰🥰
This Christmas, my heart goes out to the family caregivers…. The unsung and often unseen heroes who provide comfort and dignity from a place of love and duty. No time off, often feeling stress or guilt, hiding your sadness in seeing a loved one struggle or decline. I see you. ❤️
Man, so many sad and tragic news stories heading into this Christmas.
But remember that the events of this world exist on a temporary spectrum, and it’s tempting to be consumed by them.
The truth, however, is that eternity eclipses this short breath in time in which we exist.
As Christians, we grieve, but not without hope.
This world is not our home.
Eternity with our Savior awaits.
Here’s the recipe
The All-American Apple Pie
From the kitchen of Susan Ritchie
INGREDIENTS
Pie Crust
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1½ cups Crisco
• 1 large egg
• 1 Tbsp vinegar
• 5 Tbsp ice water
• 2–3 Tbsp additional ice water (as needed)
Filling
• 6–7 Jonathan apples, peeled, cored & sliced
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg
• Juice of ½ lemon
• 1 Tbsp butter, cut into small pieces
DIRECTIONS
Make the Crust
Mix flour, salt, and Crisco with a pastry blender until crumbly.
In a small bowl, mix egg, vinegar, and water. Add to flour mixture and
blend.
Add additional ice water as needed until dough holds together.
Pat into a ball and divide dough in half, wrap in plastic, and chill at least 30
minutes.
Prepare Filling
Mix sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
Assemble Pie
Preheat oven to 425°F.Roll out one crust to fit a 9–10" pie plate. Trim edges.
Layer apples into crust, sprinkling sugar mixture between 2–3 layers.
When apples are piled high, add remaining sugar mixture, lemon juice, and
butter.
Top Crust
Roll out second crust slightly larger. Place over filling.
Fold edges under and crimp. Cover edges with foil.
Bake
Bake 15 minutes at 425°F.
Reduce to 375°F and bake 45 minutes more.
Remove foil during last 10 minutes.
Cool before slicing.
Notes
Jonathan apples are the favorite (hard to find, but unbeatable).
Baking time may vary depending on apple variety.
Best served slightly warm with vanilla ice cre