Tales from a Mid-Lifer

  • 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…

  • Take Heart…

    Photo: Pinterest.com

  • The Retail Apocalypse – Can Bath and Body Works Survive? Not If They Keep Bothering Us

    The bricks and mortar stores that try to sell an actual experience are still doing relatively well in the era where Amazon and other online retailers threaten store fronts across America. As part of L Brands (home to the ever-profitable Victoria’s Secret), Bath and Body Works is going strong. Yankee…

  • Wordless Wednesday – Autumn Trail

  • Gratitude

    Thank you, Lord…for everything.

  • We are Parenting PIONEERS

    We are Parenting PIONEERS

    “We” would be those of us who were the very first average citizens to log on to the new thing called aol.com back in the late 1990s on our clunky PCs. “We” are largely in our late 40s and early 50s with teenagers or young adult children. “We” are those…