My Midlife Project

Remodeling a Middle-Aged Mom

Waiting for the Dawn

Foggy meadow in the Smoky Mountains

I haven’t written for a while.

I debated on whether to admit that.

If you follow my blog, then it’s obvious. (And you’re thinking “Duh!”) If you do NOT follow my blog, then you’re a stranger and I have just admitted I’m less than perfect. Disorganized. Not truly committed.

Or perhaps I’m not that different from you.

Perhaps I’m simply afraid.

I’m So Vain

“God does not see the same way people see. People look at the outside of a person, but the Lord looks at the heart.” ~ 1 Samuel 16:7 (NCV) Last summer, after I spent a week in Nicaragua, I made a conscious decision to stop being so strict about my mostly healthy diet. I don’t […]

Opening Day of a New Season

“I see right through your work. You have a reputation for vigor and zest, but you’re dead, stone-dead. Up on your feet! Take a deep breath! Maybe there’s life in you yet. But I wouldn’t know it by looking at your busywork; nothing of God’s work has been completed. Your condition is desperate. Think of […]

photo by: andyarthur

An Experiment in Starting Over

“I decided to start anew, to strip away what I had been taught.” ~ Georgia O’Keeffe For the record, I am not a gambler. On second thought…. I have taken a few risks with career choices. I’ve also made some relationship choices that others considered risky. Or even crazy. Perhaps I only gamble with the […]

photo by: sean_hickin

Enough Friction to Start a Fire

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. ~ Lao Tzu It all began when I realized my thighs were rubbing together. Walking through the house in my undies, I felt enough friction to start a fire. Definitely enough friction to light a fire under me to do something about […]