Tales from a Mid-Lifer

Tag: Parenting

  • Desensitize my Kids?!

    I was participating in a women’s prayer meeting at a church where I was relatively new. Until that day, I regularly offered prayer for others, but rarely requested any for myself.  As my children began Middle School, I realized that it would take the proverbial village to protect my kids…

  • Is It Fair That We Are Judged By How We Look?

    This is a question that I have asked my college students over the years.  Inevitably, they will argue that it is absolutely “not fair!” and without my intervention, end up sharing countless examples of when they, themselves immediately judged by physical appearance.  Therefore, determining that while “unfair”, it is unequivocally,…

  • Post Vacation Reality Check

    I had just survived a 22-hour car ride home with three teenagers in the backseat.  My bottom surely expanded another two inches from the countless hours of idleness.  Despite these truths and the annoying grunting by my family as they finally exited the minivan, I was mentally renewed, well-rested and…

  • Boston.

    Last year on September 11th, my 14-year old daughter was finally mature enough to understand what had transpired in 2001.  After an intense Social Studies class where they discussed 9/11, she arrived home, bombarding me with questions and for two solid days (and nights), she pondered, questioned, expressed anger, perplexity,…