Friendships
How to Navigate Friendships After You Turn 50
Don’t feel guilty about dwindling friendships as you age. It’s a natural part of winding down a busy life. Here’s the secrets to friendships after 50.
Friendships
How to end a friendship that isn’t working
For most of my life, I’ve felt obligated to keep close friendships. With a few of my friends, this has been easy, even if we live far apart. The love between us is tight, and distance and the passing of time only give us more to talk and laugh about.
Friendships
Healthy Friendship Boundaries That Grow Relationships
Let’s burst a myth bubble about friends. If you’re over 50, you know that a BFF, best friends forever, is rare. You may have a best friend, but if she was there at your birth, then your relationship is truly unique. (I’d guess you are twins.) If you only acquired
Friendships
When Your Abnormal Becomes Normal
You’ve probably heard the story of the cute little frog placed in a pot of nice cool water. Slowly the water heated up until the cute little frog became a cooked little frog. He never saw, or felt, it coming. That’s what happens in our families when we ignore the
Friendships
Comfort is a language of the soul
Pausing for a moment as I brushed my teeth, I heard Tom came in with Sawyer, our 4-year-old grandson. Sleeping in a tent with his cousins and Grandpa wasn’t Sawyer’s idea of a good night’s sleep at his first Camp Grandma. He’d played hard all day—swimming, games, snacks, crafts, a
Friendships
How to Plan a Weekend Retreat, Reunion, or Event That Rocks
You’re having an anxiety attack trying to organize a weekend getaway with your old high school girl friends. Your sisters dumped this year’s family reunion in your lap, and you haven’t a clue where to begin. You’d like to kill the pastor who put you in charge of the women’s
Create your legacy
When You Don’t Know What to Say
Recently, I found myself sitting across the table from an old friend at a wedding. We hadn’t seen each other in years. June (not her real name) is in her early 60s and looks like she’s 50 years old. She has a good job. Great kids. Several grandchildren. Lovely home.
Friendships
Make New Friends But Keep the Old
Make new friends, but keep the old … your self care depends on it. Don’t miss out on one of God’s greatest gifts.
Friendships
The Secret Ingredient to a Meaningful Friendship
A meaningful friendship is one of the most precious gifts to be found. I treasure my close friends—those who: Are there when other’s walk out Help me grow Love me in spite of my issues Make me laugh and let me cry Have the ability to really listen The need
Don't forget to laugh
Twi-harder Fan Club Sinks Teeth into Freaky Fun Breaking Dawn Part 2
This is the exclusive Twi-harder Fan Club take away from the freaky fun new Twilight movie Breaking Dawn Part 2. Since my aspiring YA-author daughters, Kati Ayers and M. Christine Weber, have never missed a Twilight premier and lived to post about it, I thought I’d scoop them with the