Bela Cumberbatch

08/04/2026

Life.
Paused.
Faith.
Hail Mary full of grace,
Pray the Lord the debt erased.
The debt to thy above.
As above so below,
With every save, the interest grows.

Have an epic Tuesday.

xoxo

08/03/2026

✨Delayed Post✨

Recorded this on Wednesday, July 29th, 2026. Posting it today because accountability matters. It’s a long one but this moment right here was the lightbulb moment. That rare occurrence where everything clicks.

If you know me and know me well this is the most on-brand authentic Bela thing I’ve committed to in decades. No more recording and then deleting instead of posting!

Other things I’m actively correcting;
✨No more speaking negatively to and about myself
✨Speaking when words need to be spoken and if they fall on deaf ears it’s ok, they were spoken so it’s done now. Let go.
✨If you don’t love me as is, you don’t love me at all and that’s not a me thing and never was. No more chasing approval. I don’t need it and never did.
✨Stopping to breathe is ok. Not being at 100% is ok. Downtime is not laziness. I am not lazy and never have been.
✨Analysis paralysis is real. I have ADHD and it’s part of the squirrel process.
✨I’ve survived more than most could. I am strong. Need to start believing this one because it’s evidence is literal proof of validity.
✨I am not responsible for all the downturns. S**t happens. What hasn’t broke me, shaped me.
✨I am beautiful. At 44 this one is still a roll your eyes one for me but I’m determined to own it!
✨If my light bothers someone, it’s on them to get sunglasses not me to dim myself.
✨I am creative. I am a writer. I am a natural problem solver. No more letting myself believe I’m not.
✨I live to make the humans I gave birth to, proud of me now. They are my purpose and that is more than ok with me.
✨I swear, often a lot and that’s ok. Spice isn’t for everyone either and neither am I!
✨I don’t identify as a pig so mudslinging isn’t my thing. Believe me if I have something to say to you, you’ll know.
✨I will share my writing and other things I have on-the-go.
✨Everything I have experienced has built me for all that I’ve survived. I choose to thrive now.
✨God made me a mother when doctors told me never! He knows best so I know I am worthy & deserving.
✨I choose love & light but that doesn’t mean I can’t fight, I just choose

05/04/2026

And that’s a wrap on our part of Christian’s sacramental journey. Thank you to everyone that made the trek on Thursday to be there with him. Thank you also, to everyone that joined us yesterday for the celebration as well. Most of these photos are not my own as I yet again failed to take photos. This mash up is what I was able to put together thanks to everyone who sent me photos.

Thank you to Christian’s Confirmation Sponsor, his Zio Anthony for joining team Christian♥️ ~ officially familia now as per Christian himself.

God is good!

04/23/2026

I’ve been thinking a lot about how life doesn’t really fit into neat boxes. Work, kids, advocacy, ideas… it all overlaps.

I’m building, learning, advocating, and figuring things out in real time. Sometimes well, sometimes chaotically, always honestly.

This space is going to reflect that more.

The work. The community. The motherhood. The behind-the-scenes of trying to do all of it a little better each day.

If you’re somewhere between “I’ve got this” and “what is even happening”… you’re in the right place.

02/03/2026

was a smashing success and so much fun!!!! The team absolutely crushed it! Paul had a vision and with the help of his amazing family and friends they exceeded the goal and more than doubled it! Congratulations to all of you! Forever humbled to have been the one to announce this amazing event and honoured to call Paul my like-minded friend.

You brought everyone together and for the community! This set the bar quite high in favour of unification & joint efforts! Bravo amigo!

Now this was our first date night in years and it was also the first time in years that my only role at the event was to have fun and I did just that! Maybe too much fun but oh well I had blast and did so in my dress from 93/94.

Can’t wait for the next one! 🕺🏻💃🏼

12/31/2025

A lot of you asked what that sound actually was.

A lineman explained what was happening in my last video, and it honestly made everything make more sense, and somehow feel even scarier.

I’m sharing this because I genuinely didn’t know any of it, and maybe others don’t either.

Grateful we’re okay. Still processing.

12/29/2025

How do live power lines burning and about to explode make fire truck sounds? This will bug me all night.

Steve called the fire department and they took around half an hour or so to get here so those siren sounds came from those power lines. Not going to lie, I second guessed my own intellect here and let my anxiety take over for a minute but once the explosion I was waiting for happened, I calmed right down. I kept thinking it was going to explode and go away but it just kept growing and getting louder that I forgot that I had good teachers and admittedly did get nervous. Never been so happy to see an explosion in my life!

Here’s hoping I don’t have to skate to work tomorrow because that would be scarier than this fire!

Always an adventure in East Garafraxa.

03/25/2024

03/17/2024

If you haven’t purchased your tickets today is your last chance!!!!

03/17/2024

🍀🥂This is 12. 🥂🍀

🍀🥂Met in 1995. Life happened. Facebook happened. Dated a bit. Travelled a bit. Married 2012. Moved a few times. 3 babies. Here we are, 5 of us figuring it all out one day at a time! 🥂🍀

🍀🥂Happy anniversary to us & happy St. Patty’s to everyone! 🥂🍀

🍀sláinte is táinte🍀

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