Bear caught sight of something new!

Words of wisdom from Madelaine L'Engle about maturing......

"So the challenge I face with children is the redemption of adulthood. We must make it evident that maturity is the fulfillment of childhood and adolescence, not a diminishing; that it is an affirmation of life, not a denial; that it is entering fully into our essential selves."

This isn't just a problem with children, it's a problem with full grown women.

How far into maturity do you travel before the road heads down hill? Maybe it doesn't tip down but ever upwards? When the bear goes over the mountain, there are new heights to achieve, and some things to leave behind.

It's not what you think!

This is not a meeting of the red hat society....my women's team surprised me with this hat during the evening session because I had a dream the previous night about an old lady going around and handing out hats...with veils....to all the ladies in our room. In the dream, Bruce was sleeping next to me, typical dream incongruency, poking me in the ribs and telling me to wake up and take my hat.

I had the perfect colors on that night, what a good laugh we all had when I told them my dream. I wasn't the only one that night that had a dream about being woken by an old lady! Very Interesting!!!

HOWDY!

Logan, (John and Stephanie's) Just after his first birthday.

As promised

I had promised to add pictures to my blog so I'll randomly select some from my files, hey, I'm a random person!

This is in July 06, Bruce and Luke having some play time on a break at the Vineyard Conference in the Pocono Mountains of Pa.

Done yet? Not hardly!

I decided recently that I'm just not done with menopause even if menopause might be done with me.....how do you tell anyway?

Anytime a woman's mood or temperament changes after age 38, "Menopause" someone exclaims. The beginning and end points of menopause are like a vapor or fog, obscuring reality, changing it slightly, ...is it or is'nt it....? One can hardly tell 'til it blows away and things look better and you think..."hm, perhaps hormones or lack thereof were to blame.

I am long into this process now. I have reached the ripe old/young age of 55 and I love it! Really! It's too late to worry about growing old, AARP notices have been arriving in my mailbox for YEars! ....I'm over it.....I'm SOOO over it! I refuse to stare in the mirror and long for smoother skin or lifted jaw line.....though I'd love to have these eye lids dealt with.... I'm just glad I have my teeth......with the help of a local dentist and my credit card.....but that's another story.

I decided recently that I'm not over menopause even if it's done with me......I like being able to fly into a mini-rage about something, or give a convoluted opinion that makes no sense or maybe even tear up over a cotton commercial.....then just flutter my hand, fan my face, and say...."oh, sorry, must be the menopause". For a person who has always been the responsible one....I like having an excuse to be irresponsible and unpredictable for a change! I kind of think mother nature owes it to me for service done well.