Apr 11, 2022 | Caretaking, Health Challenges, Life Stages |
In our third tri, most of us will become intimately familiar with the swirling emotions, unbelievable stress, and sacrificial service inherent in giving and/or receiving care. Because of a random conversation I had this week, I’ve decided to focus my blogpost on this... 
Mar 11, 2022 | Life Stages, Q&A, Relationships with Adult Children, Spiritual Growth |
As author of Life’s Third Tri, I encourage empty-nest moms to reframe their dilemmas as problems similar to those they successfully surmounted during the third trimester of their pregnancies. Forty similarities came to my mind when I made a list of commonalities.... 
Mar 7, 2022 | Life Stages, Q&A |
Jesus told stories to convey truths to his audience. Life’s Third Tri follows the Master Teacher’s practice by using a parable. Just as Jesus compared a farmer sowing seed to the Kingdom of Heaven, I compare the empty-nest season of a woman’s life (her “third tri”) to... 
Jan 23, 2022 | Building Emotional Serenity, Life Stages |
I scurried around sorting Daniel’s clothes and loading the washing machine. Then I made a trip to the grocery store while he was still sleeping. I bought his favorite ice cream, ingredients for Chex Mix and Apple Goody, and a big package of his beloved Lorraine swiss...