Frustration continues, but I have a solution. Pray. Study. Pray some more. If you read my last post, Faith in the Frustration, you know this isn’t exactly a […]
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Faith in the Frustration
I’ve been overcome with emotions this weekend. Something from a few months ago resurfaced—something I never expected to become an issue in the first place. Feelings were hurt, […]
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Unexpected Midlife Transition
You may have noticed that my stories—and maybe even my perspective—have shifted a bit. Don’t worry… Rewriting Midlife is still about midlife. After all, that’s the season of […]
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Patriotism in Midlife
On the day of America’s 250th anniversary, I find myself reflecting. Over the last few days, I’ve said to several people that, despite our challenges — and despite […]
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“Hard” is a 4-letter Word
I meet with an executive coach once a month, and our last meeting left me with more questions than answers. At one point, she pointed out that I […]
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Where Strong Women Meet
I had the absolute pleasure of spending last weekend with nine other women (including four teenagers) celebrating my cousin’s upcoming marriage. It was a mix—me, her sister-in-law, and […]
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Faith in Work
I’ve been wrestling with something lately. As I’ve been growing in my relationship with God, a question keeps surfacing—one that doesn’t seem to have a simple answer: How […]
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In the Arena
Teddy Roosevelt’s famous 1910 speech has crossed my path many times. I’ve read it and admired it. But it didn’t truly settle into me until recently. “It is […]
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Rewriting Midlife: The Faith Chapter
Midlife has brought some surprising experiences—ones I never anticipated and didn’t even have language for until I found myself living them. After all, “midlife” wasn’t something I was […]
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Midlife, Quiet Courage, and Tough Conversations
We’ve been doing a series of trainings at work lately—mostly around supervision, and more specifically around difficult, or “fierce,” conversations (based on Susan Scott’s book Fierce Conversations). As I […]