Tales from a Mid-Lifer

  • Determined to Enjoy the Breathtaking Beauty of Nature, Despite the Profound Pain of Life

    I had an early morning errand to run. The dawn hours were filled with thick fog. As I drove back down the street toward my house, the sun began to rise, peeking through the few remaining leaves on the trees lining the country road. I slowed down to fully embrace…

  • Wordless Wednesday – Autumn Reds

  • Gratitude-by Chuck Swindoll

    “Gratitude is a decision of the will, and if a decision of the will, the choice resides squarely with us. Deciding to be thankful is no easy task. It takes work.” Chuck Swindoll  Photo: Family5Power

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  • You’re Middle Age When…Clothes Shopping

    You’re Middle Age When…Clothes Shopping

    You try something on in a dressing room and don’t bother to look in the mirror until you’ve determined it is comfortable. I took 10 items into a dressing room a few days ago. Whether I put on pants or a top, I immediately did a few yoga stretches, squatted…

  • Wordless Wednesday – God’s Canvas

  • Gratitude-by Rick Warren

    “In happy moments, PRAISE GOD. In difficult moments, SEEK GOD. In quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD. In painful moments, TRUST GOD. Every moment, THANK GOD.” Rick Warren

  • The Glory of Nature by C.S. Lewis

    “Nature never taught me that there exists a God of glory and of infinite majesty. I had to learn that in other ways. But nature gave the word glory a meaning for me. I still do not know where else I could have found one.”  C.S. Lewis Photos: mine

  • I Can’t Have a Relationship With My Turkey

    I live in a suburb that is home to several beautiful farms. Recently, I saw two different signs offering turkeys for sale for Thanksgiving. I pulled over to take photos of both signs so I could call the numbers in the next few weeks to place an order. I thought…

  • Wordless Wednesday – Virginia

  • Gratitude – by Abe Lincoln

    “You must kneel to God only and thank Him…” Abraham Lincoln

  • Choosing to Be a Hummingbird, Not a Vulture

    Yesterday, our pastor reminded us of the hummingbird and vulture comparison. As a new week begins, I’m flying over what is past, old, dead and ugly (representing the vulture). I choose to seek out what is sweet, thriving, alive and beautiful (representing the hummingbird). “You will find what you’re looking…