Tales from a Mid-Lifer

  • The First Mission Field Is the Nest

    The First Mission Field Is the Nest

    Whenever I visit a first-time Mom, my personal tradition is to bring a gift for her, not the infant. There are already piles of onesie’s, outfits through 4T, and impressive stacks of diapers strewn about the house. New Mama lights up holding the little something just for her. I keep…

  • Thursday Thoughts

    Thursday Thoughts

    “On Thursday, I can smell the weekend.” Invajy “Some people call it Thursday, I like to call it Friday Eve. Happy Thursday!” Anonymous “By Thursday morning, we’d gotten over the worst of it.” William Scranton

  • Texas Take-Off

    Texas Take-Off

    On a recent flight out of Austin, TX, we were delayed on the tarmac, but the Texas sky made waiting a pleasure. As we finally rolled forward, every angle was spectacular.

  • Florida Lightning

    Florida Lightning

    Gulf of Mexico, near Sand Key, Florida, 2023. These were shot with just an iPhone. I have traveled frequently to Florida and Texas, and both states have some wild and exciting rain storms!

  • Memorial Day🇺🇸🇺🇸

    Memorial Day🇺🇸🇺🇸

    Vigil strange I kept on the field one night;When you my son and my comrade dropt at my side that day,One look I but gave which your dear eyes return’d with a look I shall never forget,One touch of your hand to mine O boy, reach’d up as you lay…

  • Gulf Coast

    Gulf Coast

    This is a snapshot taken along Sand Key Beach, Florida last Spring, 2023.

  • When the Adult Kids Move Back Home, Must Mom and Dad Step it Back Up?

    When the Adult Kids Move Back Home, Must Mom and Dad Step it Back Up?

    My husband and I were slow to adjust to the empty nest. When our third child moved out a year ago, we shuffled through the house aimlessly for a couple of months. Cooking dinner according to the kids’ various work and gym schedules was no longer necessary. Going out to…

  • Cloud Pillars

    Cloud Pillars

    On a flight to Texas, I noticed these two, taller cloud formations and decided to share them with you. Blue skies were a mood-lifter as the plane rose up over the dark, dreary New York weather.

  • They Don’t Remember You. So why the fame desperation?

    They Don’t Remember You. So why the fame desperation?

    Remember the Bionic Woman and The Six Million Dollar Man? My kids have no idea who they are! Last summer, I read Matthew Perry’s memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing. His drug struggles, dating famous women and acting gigs were intriguing, but I camped for a hot second…

  • Happy Mother’s Day!

    Happy Mother’s Day!

    I wish you a Happy Mother’s Day fellow Mamas!

  • You’re Middle-Age When…Commercials

    You’re Middle-Age When…Commercials

    You fondly remember the hilarious, super fun, feel-good television commercials of the past. Now? Commercial watching is ruined. Big pharma is one of many reasons to only stream commercial-free tv. Christmas commercials used to be a gentle, snowy, nostalgic-generating 15-30 seconds during a December television show. Super Bowl commercials even…

  • Baby Birds Hatching

    Baby Birds Hatching

    In honor of all things Spring – signs finally emerging here in the Northeast – I’m re-posting baby bird pics. Still so amazing to watch the development, I had to re-share! All photos property of Family5Power.com.