Tales from a Mid-Lifer

  • An April Fool’s Joke You Can’t Get Away With in 2019

    An April Fool’s Joke You Can’t Get Away With in 2019

    Right up until the kids moved to college, I always pulled some shenanigans on April Fool’s Day – every single year. It was especially fun during the high school years when teenagers pulled open the fridge door, only to have a bowl of dry cereal dumped on their head. Mornings…

  • 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

  • Remnants of Last Year’s Home

  • Monday Gratitude

    Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty. Doris Day

  • Teens Aren’t the Only Addicts…So are a Few Seniors

    A couple of months ago, I saw the image below and I thought it was quite true. In recent days, I’ve been pondering just which “generation” the image is talking about. Sure, teens are featured here and we usually refer to them and young adults when talking about excessive phone…

  • Happy Friday

    4 thanks on a Friday morning… 1. Clear, blue sky for two days in a row. Sun and no snow for 48 whole hours! 2. Cold but refreshing walk at the park yesterday. The rubber of my sneakers actually met the road…the snow melted! (Well, melted on the concrete anyway…grass…

  • Wednesday Waiting…

    “Waiting for the ice to crack!” Too bad I didn’t have my good camera on a recent walk, but these geese made me laugh as they were waiting for the ice to thaw. Captured these on my phone, but not too close so the quality isn’t too sharp (geese are…

  • Monday Gratitude

    “’Thank you‘ is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.” Alice Walker Photo: quotesgram.com

  • (Wordless) Wednesday

    Still frozen, but at least we can see green!

  • Gratitude

    “I am so thankful for God’s mercy, grace, and patience for all the times I fell into sin. I am so grateful that He never stopped chasing me no matter how far I fell.” Teresa Schultz

  • 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