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The bluebirds are back. Again. For at least the twenty-fifth year in a row, a nesting pair have occupied a birdhouse in my backyard, raising at least one crop of fledglings and often two. This year six eggs were laid in the first round, but there's such a crush of beaks and feathers and fluff in the nest, I still can't make out how many have hatched! Though when I peeked in a few minutes ago,...

Hello Phenomenal Woman!Sweet greetings to Significant You! You know it is said that every 2-1/2 minutes, we have a negative thought. And every negative thought will cost you something! And many times it will cost you everything! That’s why, Woman of God, it is critical to your very life that you refuse to accept or ponder on anything that tries to cause you to doubt who you are,...

This is post five of Be Brave. Lose the Beige’s 12 days of New Year’s Resolutions. This resolution is directed at Lady Boomers and their empty nests. Ah, the empty nest, a syndrome that simultaneously fills us with dread and delight. The prospect of our children leaving home potentially evokes a multitude of anxieties. (Often this anticipatory anxiety is for naught when our children...

I’m a numbers junkie. My husband and I have a market research firm and conduct surveys and focus groups for a variety of issues throughout the country. So, I conducted an online survey of Lady Boomers between the ages of 46-65. Almost 600 women were surveyed about issues ranging from their spiritual and creative lives, children, careers, and even the characteristics and traits defining them...

(Readers note: This isn't quite what you think.)Bird migration is the regular seasonal journey undertaken by many species of birds. Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather. Heading south as winter approaches, they remain in the warmer southern climes until things warm up back home at which time they return. Geese migrate; robins migrate...

Two years ago I took up golf. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would take up golf. Hitting a tiny ball into a little hole outside in the hot Florida sun did not sound remotely appealing. Besides, I already had a hobby that could produce as much frustration as any golf match- pottery!. Centering eight or even five pounds of clay on a potter’s wheel could exasperate a cat. In my...

Have you ever noticed that although there are only 10 commandments in the Bible, people will try to impose more? It isn’t done; You can’t do that; You shouldn’t; Well, at your age ! Sound familiar? Recently, I was asked if I have a hearing problem. Well no, I don’t. But I do have the ability to tune out other people’s conversations, and yes, it’s something I...