Category: middle age
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The Unusual December
For the last several years, my post-Thanksgiving activities centered around two things: finishing up the semester of final exams and grading papers, followed by the always-fun list-making for Christmas gifts and planning gatherings. In 2019, my twins moved home after graduating college in May and the Christmas nest would be…
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One of the Best Christmas Gifts I Ever Received
I’ve never been great at answering the question, “what was the best gift you’ve ever received?” Salvation? My children? Health? …. the list is long. But when pressed this year to come up with something tangible that was actually wrapped in paper, I had to say it was a Hallmark…
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The Power of God’s Country
God’s Country: “A place conceived of as especially favored by God; a place away from a city.” Merriam-Webster Last weekend, my husband and I flew to Virginia to see our youngest at school. She was thrilled to have us there and kept us really busy with her friends and touring…
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You’re Middle Age When…My Waistline
Your weight is the same that it has been for 10 years, but suddenly you need the next size up in pants!? Stuff shifts, people. There are worse things in life for sure, but it’s a bummer. If you read my previous post, I’m protesting the next size up by…
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If Sitting is the New Smoking…
Then I must be up to three packs a day. Since beginning my new job this past Spring, I have felt terribly restricted. The amount of time I spend sitting is outrageous. Driving to work. Sitting in my office. Meetings. Driving home from work…in traffic – delaying me in my…
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“Old” Hands Gave LIFE
Little children rub their grandparents hands with love. Teenagers sometimes make rude comments about “old people skin”. Such a comment was recently spoken by a random stranger to her friends about an elderly person next to her. The young girl was probably fortunate that it was in speedy-passing without us…
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Reminiscing During a Walk at the Park
I’ve been walking our local parks for years. I love them all (and we have several) for their individuality, but one close to my house has beauty, water and multiple sports fields that hold sentimental value to me.My son ran many-a-bases and threw countless pitches on the various baseball diamonds.…
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Grateful for the Few Remaining Drive-Ins!
It’s remained an annual tradition with my family of five. With 22 yr. old twins and a 20 yr. old (along with 10 others we invited this summer), we again drove over an hour to our favorite drive-in for a night of family fun. It’s something that we all look…
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Joining the Rat-Race Mid-Life
Over 20 years ago, I sat on the tarmac in Iowa waiting to take off and return home from a business trip. I was in my first big-girl job post-college, and after receiving a promotion, was promptly sent to various cities to work with administrators in the Midwest and Northeast.…
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Why Isn’t Parenting Considered a Profession and Why Are We So Embarrassed by It?
If you’ve read this blog lately, you know I’ve been traveling a bit. Conversations among a wide array of human beings, each simultaneously living strikingly similar yet vastly dissimilar family lives fascinated me. A perpetual student at heart, I enjoyed every small talk chat and lengthier conversation surrounding the literal…
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2 Ducks. 2 Universities. 2 Weeks.
My daughter graduated from college on Saturday and my son will graduate in two weeks. If you read this blog regularly, you know they are twins and we were jumping with joy a year ago when my daughter’s university finally listed the graduation date and it was different from her…
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Monday Gratitude
God blessed us with an awesome long weekend visiting our youngest at college. The flights were smooth, the family time precious, and the weather…warm and sunny! “Give thanks with a grateful heart.” Henry Smith Photo: time.com
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 