Tales from a Mid-Lifer

  • The Coming and Going During the College Years

    Nearly three months ago, I walked through the brisk November air into the sliding glass doors of the airport, traveled up the escalator and stood outside security, waiting for my youngest to get off the plane. It was two days before Thanksgiving and my hands had not been on my…

  • Wordless Wednesday – Ocean Sunset

     

  • Gratitude

    “Being grateful all the time isn’t easy. But it’s when you feel least thankful that you are most in need of what gratitude can give you: perspective. Gratitude can transform any situation. It alters your vibration, moving you from negative energy to positive. It’s the quickest, easiest, most powerful way…

  • Happy March!☘️

    I heard birds chirping this morning. For many readers out there, you’re wondering why this deserves attention. In my part of the frigid northeast, we haven’t regularly heard birds at dawn in a couple of months. It was a joy to hear the tweets, reminding me that Spring really will…

  • Wordless Wednesday – Blue Sky, White Birch

  • Monday Gratitude

    “A great life evolves with gratitude.” Lailah Gifty Akita

  • Wordless Wednesday – Melting

  • Monday Gratitude

    “Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.” ‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭29:13‬ ‭

  • When Your Kids Near Marrying Age

    I don’t recall where I picked up the idea, but for several years I’ve been drying the petals of flowers my girls (or myself) have received so they can be used on their wedding day. It was a fun activity with a “someday” thought attached to it. Now, it’s a…

  • Wordless Wednesday – Icy Branches

  • Monday Gratitude

    Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for. Zig Ziglar

  • Remembering to Play When the Kids Are Away

    “It is a happy talent to know how to play.” Ralph Waldo Emerson I read this quote recently and thought of my kids who are all really good at “play”, even though they are now in their early 20’s. They are all playing college sports. The girls still play Just…