Tales from a Mid-Lifer

  • Nothing but Sky

    I have been intensely writing for 9-10 hours a day on a current project for work. It does a girl good to abandon the screen, get outside and look up :).

  • Wordless Wednesday – Beauty

  • Is God not the author of ALL – good and bad?

    Isaiah 45:7 (KJV) I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things. (This post is longer than most. Only those who have an interest or need will read it in its entirety. I apologize for its length. In the…

  • The Sand and Shore: Wordless Wednesday

    How precious are your thoughts concerning me, O God! How vast in number they are! If I try to count them, there would be more of them than there are grains of sand.

  • Sunny and Versatile?!!

    I have little knowledge or understanding about blog awards, but I’m sending a big Thank You to Bonnie over at Harmonyspearls for nominating my blog for these two awards! The only thing I know about blog awards is either that people accept them or they post on their site “award…

  • The Bedrooms Tell the Passing of Time

    My times are in your hands. Psalm 31:15 Mama, will you sleep with me? This request came from my 15-year old and sometimes is even asked by my 17-year olds. I said “yes” and I woke up to this :):As I laid quietly, listening to the breathing of my girls,…

  • Wordless Wednesday – Sunset Behind the Trees

    Taken at sunset at a beautiful park near my home.

  • Wordless Wednesday – Florida Sky

  • Mom Is Breaking The Rules?

    Mom Is Breaking The Rules?

    I’ve often proclaimed that I am a rule follower. I like rules. They work for my inner cautious child who craves order. “Grey areas” make me uncomfortable and delay my decision making ability. I tend to endlessly ponder the “what ifs” and “if not, then what?” Then, I question the…

  • Wordless Wednesday – Note on my Bible

    A note from my daughter that she left on my bible….a note to us all.  

  • Moms Influence Other Kids Too – Not Just Their Own

    Shuffling into my kitchen with a pile of groceries, I was surprised to find my daughter’s friend standing by the counter after school. I smiled at her, breathless from dragging in the bags. “Hi! It’s nice to see you! But, I thought you were grounded…?” “Oh, I am. Just not…

  • Wordless Wednesday

    Bringing the babies their food!There were two that often fed the babies: