Tales from a Mid-Lifer

  • Should “their good” be good enough?

    At his part time job, my son’s work is organized, clean and excellent, leaving the managers counting on him for more important responsibilities than other employees. My son is the teenager at his part time job who does what he is told to the very best of his ability. Maintaining…

  • Must We Really have “Drive-Thru Ash Wednesday” and “Drive-Thru Funerals”?

    Dare I say that I’m officially getting old? Probably so, because although I’ve always been highly productive and not one to waste a minute of time, lately I’ve never felt more pushed from behind to speed it up. I’m sure you can relate to at least a few of these…

  • I’ve Missed YOU!!

    Just like you, different seasons bring new time-zappers and before long, months have passed! Since my hiatus from this wonderful blogging community, I’ve been through as many surprises and family busy-ness as I’m sure you have. One thing we can always count on while raising families: we are involved in…

  • Waterfall

    He leads me beside peaceful waters. He renews my soul. I especially need to focus on that verse and stare at gentle waters this week! I have been immersed in leading three 7-week accelerated college courses, leaving me with approximately 90 papers to grade each week within four days (all…

  • Eiffel Tower

    This Wordless Wednesday is courtesy of my daughter who took these photos of the Eiffel Tower during her trip to Europe in July. I still have not been overseas, but I sure do enjoy looking at her photos and dream that I still might someday! (Update: I was in Scotland…

  • How Long Can a Mom Monitor Kids’ Media? Is 17 years too long? :)

    My kids had a good laugh while reminiscing recently about how I “previewed” Hannah Montana before letting them watch it many years ago. That show eventually became a family favorite. Lest you label me a helicopter parent, when my kids were 12 and 13 years young, the world’s version of…

  • A New Day

    The sunrise this morning was cloudy for a while, followed by sun – just so pretty I had to share it with you. It’s a new day and a new school year (my kids have only been back to school 6 days). What’s still green now will look very different…

  • God Answered a Little Sister’s Prayer

    “Mrs. X!!” The voice of a young man from my children’s school called behind me in our local supermarket two days ago. As I turned and smiled, I was greeted by a wide smile of his own – a 17 year old boy I’ll call “Tom” who has been on…

  • A Simple Cell Phone Shot

    Simply shot with a cell phone, but I just think the sky is spectacular…as if we could glimpse into that light and past those clouds… Genesis 1:9-10 GWT 9 Then God said, “Let the water under the sky come together in one area, and let the dry land appear.” And so…

  • How Do I Know That Last Winter Was a Long One? 7 Things That Don’t Really Bother Me This Summer

    I can tell that last winter was brutal (and it still lingers in the back of my mind) because my summer thoughts and behaviors are a bit different than in previous years! 7 things that don’t really bother me this summer that usually annoy me by mid-August: 1. The humidity.…

  • Old Wooden Picket Fences

    I found myself strangely enthralled by these old wooden picket fences! I couldn’t help but think of the history…the hands that built them…the time that was invested…Do not move an ancient boundary marker     or enter fields that belong to the fatherless. Prov 23:10

  • The Promise: Wordless Wednesday

    I will put My rainbow in the clouds to be a sign of My promise to the earth.