Tales from a Mid-Lifer

Category: Christianity

  • Choose My Battles?

    Last week my husband suggested that I more carefully “choose battles” with my twin 16-year olds.  Spending so much time together during the summer apparently had me criticizing them about “stupid things”. While I might have dismissed my husband’s comment ;), I was convicted while reading a statement from Ruth…

  • 10 Things I Believed at 25 That Proved False by 45

    Ahhhh, to be 20-something… Like most during those years, I had very definite impressions about how my life would progress. I would eventually learn, and after serious resistance – accept – that life has a way of detouring, surprising and wearing down a person, leaving a few disappointments along the…

  • Nike? No thank you, Dad

    Last summer when my daughter’s sports season got underway, my husband surprised her with a new pair of super-cool field hockey cleats. They were hot pink and this child loves anything bright. I mean, these cleats were a visual delight to any female teen and her friends would have coooed…

  • Desensitize My Kids?!

    Throwback Thursday from 5/8/2013 I was participating in a women’s prayer meeting at a church where I was relatively new. Until that day, I regularly offered prayer for others, but rarely requested any for myself. As my children began Middle School, I realized that it would take the proverbial village…

  • Ashley Madison Revealed More Than Real Names

    A few months ago, the Ashley Madison website scandal received considerable media coverage. For those few who are unfamiliar with the website, (like I was), the site’s tag line is: “Life is short, have an affair.” “….the world’s leading married dating service for discreet encounters.” Apparently, Ashley Madison was the…

  • Must We Really have “Drive-Thru Ash Wednesday” and “Drive-Thru Funerals”?

    Dare I say that I’m officially getting old? Probably so, because although I’ve always been highly productive and not one to waste a minute of time, lately I’ve never felt more pushed from behind to speed it up. I’m sure you can relate to at least a few of these…

  • God Answered a Little Sister’s Prayer

    “Mrs. X!!” The voice of a young man from my children’s school called behind me in our local supermarket two days ago. As I turned and smiled, I was greeted by a wide smile of his own – a 17 year old boy I’ll call “Tom” who has been on…

  • A Simple Cell Phone Shot

    Simply shot with a cell phone, but I just think the sky is spectacular…as if we could glimpse into that light and past those clouds… Genesis 1:9-10 GWT 9 Then God said, “Let the water under the sky come together in one area, and let the dry land appear.” And so…

  • Letting Go of What We Can’t Control

    I’ve read two Mom blogs recently where the Moms are going through a challenging time with their teenager(s). I’ve learned myself over the last few years (and I’ve blogged about it) that teens make their own decisions and definitely exert their own free will – at will. I keep this…

  • NIV Teen Bible: A Review

    It’s been awhile since I’ve written a book review! I had the opportunity to read through this NIV Teen Study Bible, thanks to BookLook Bloggers who sent me a copy in exchange for my honest review. Overall, this is a good general reading teen bible that I personally believe is…

  • Is God not the author of ALL – good and bad?

    Isaiah 45:7 (KJV) I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things. (This post is longer than most. Only those who have an interest or need will read it in its entirety. I apologize for its length. In the…

  • Moms Influence Other Kids Too – Not Just Their Own

    Shuffling into my kitchen with a pile of groceries, I was surprised to find my daughter’s friend standing by the counter after school. I smiled at her, breathless from dragging in the bags. “Hi! It’s nice to see you! But, I thought you were grounded…?” “Oh, I am. Just not…