Putting a Pep in Your Step with 25 in 5: Feel 25 again!
What if feeling lighter in this season has less to do with willpower and more to do with finally supporting your body, mind, and soul with wisdom? This post explores the quiet toll of carrying everyone else for years, the surprising connection between stress, inflammation, and creativity, and the hope that can come from a gentle wellness reset. It offers an honest glimpse into what it can look like to release what’s been weighing you down in midlife and step into an over-50 season with renewed strength, energy, and joy. If your body feels stuck and your soul is craving a fresh start, this is a story you’ll want to keep reading.
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Friendship Warning Flags: Recognizing When to Release and Receive
As introvert sisters navigating adult friendships, we often settle for less because we fear losing connection. Learn to recognize friendship warning flags and embrace the abundance of healthy community.As you've grown older, have you noticed how much harder friendship feels especially the kind that truly sustains your soul rather than drains it? If you're an introvert who's caught between holding onto relationships that feel suffocating and the fear of being left alone, this resonates deeply. The truth is, many women operate from a scarcity mindset in friendship, shrinking themselves and hustling to keep connections alive even when they're dying, but what if healthy friendships were actually meant to energize you, not exhaust you? Discover the warning flags that signal when it's time to release what's not aligned, what thriving sisterhood actually looks like, and why quality connections rooted in mutual growth and genuine celebration are the precious few worth waiting for. Your people are out there and they won't require you to become smaller to fit into their lives.
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What Surrender Looked Like for Me in 2014
In 2014, I moved from Texas to Florida with a heart full of resistance and fear. This is the story of how God met me in surrender and carried me into a new season.
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Questions in The Pruning: The Gentle Work of Pruning: What Plants Taught Me About God’s Care
There is something about tending to plants that slows you down enough to notice things you normally rush past.The other day I was helping a friend prune some of her new plants. At first it seemed like a simple task. Just clean them up a bit, trim the
Read more...How to Make Dreams Come True when You are Over 50 years old
The Little Girl Inside Me Is Jumping for JoyThere’s a little girl inside me who can’t stop smiling right now. She’s barefoot, twirli
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Encouragement to hit End of the Year Goals for Weight and Mindset by Starting NOW
Stop Waiting for January to do the thing…I know what it’s like to get to October/November and want to throw in the towel…I mean, t
Read more...Behind the Introvert Doors: Finding Freedom, Faith as a Christian Leader with Community
I was looking back through my archives and found a blog post I wrote in 2012 titled "Behind Closed Doors." As I reread it, I was struck by h
Read more...My Daily "Supplement" Routine as a 53 Year Old
What I Actually Use: My Daily Stack for Focus, Energy & Feeling Like Myself Again and a few Bonus thingsIf you’ve ever asked me, “What do you use every day that actually works?” - this is the list.No guesswork. No sketchy ingred
Read more...Hospitality, Lattes and Leadership: Pouring out Wisdom in our Relationships with Others
What Pouring Lattes Taught Me About Titus 2Two weeks ago, it was my friend Martha's birthday and I wanted to do something different, and specific
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