The Too-Many Ways the Lord Is Teaching Me to Number My Days

The Too-Many Ways the Lord Is Teaching Me to Number My Days – “I wouldn’t say I’ve necessarily gained a heart of wisdom, even though I hope I’m wiser than I was a decade ago. But I can say this: in so many more ways than I would like, the Lord has been teaching me to number my days.”

5 Things I Pray I Will Not Do as a Senior Adult in the Church

5 Things I Pray I Will Not Do as a Senior Adult in the Church – “I have five specific prayers. They are for me. They are for my attitude about my church. They are reminders I will need to review constantly.”

Advice to My Younger Self

Advice to My Younger Self – From her current vantage point in life, Donna tells what advice she would offer to her younger self.

Your Faithfulness Affects Us All: A Plea to Empty Nesters to Continue to Pursue Their Marriages

Your Faithfulness Affects Us All: A Plea to Empty Nesters to Continue to Pursue Their Marriages – “The majority of my marriage counseling is with empty nester and retired couples, a common trend. The problems that are often swept under the rug while the kids are at home have a nasty way of coming back with a vengeance after the kids have left the home. 

Wrestling with What Won’t Be: The Meaning of Midlife Melancholy

Wrestling with What Won’t Be: The Meaning of Midlife Melancholy – “Young dreams have grown up. Some hopes, along with some friends, have died. Ideals have given way to reality. What ifs have cocooned into What was and What actually is.”

Midlife, Christ Is

Midlife, Christ Is – Rather than face a mid-life crisis, find Christ anew in mid-life.

Aging for God’s Glory

Aging for God’s Glory – “By God’s grace, this is how I want to age, pointing all of my life, whether able or weak-bodied, towards testifying to others of the righteousness of my Lord.”

When I Die Young (or Old)

When I Die Young (or Old) – “Each day I live is one day closer to the day of my death. I not know whether I will die young or old. But I do know that God has fashioned all of my days from eternity past. I have trusted Him in life and I will trust Him in my death.”

Honor an Old Face: The Lost Art of Respecting Our Elders

Honor an Old Face: The Lost Art of Respecting Our Elders – “Why don’t we stand before the elderly man in our midst? Why so little honor paid to the weathered face of the old woman? Why so little fear of God?”

Gray Hair Is a Crown of Glory

Gray Hair Is a Crown of Glory – “A pastor in our area once told me that the median age of his church was somewhere in the mid-20’s, and that he had no one over the age of 50. Many would have been impressed by such a fact. However, I was a bit sad to hear it…”

 

Too Old to Covet?

Too Old to Covet? – “We begin to realize that when we were younger, we coveted what some people had that we weren’t getting. In later life, we start to covet what we all had, but we are starting to lose.”

Age with Joy

Age with Joy – “As we observe our outer selves wasting away, we should not despair, nor long for the past, but with gratitude recognize the gift of the present the Lord has brought us to, and eagerly anticipate our future with him.”

Age with Joy

Age with Joy – “As we observe our outer selves wasting away, we should not despair, nor long for the past, but with gratitude recognize the gift of the present the Lord has brought us to, and eagerly anticipate our future with him.”

Senior Saints, We Need You

Senior Saints, We Need You – “They need encouragement to finish their race with endurance, resilience, and joy.”

 

Midlife Clarity: Five Proverbs for Men in Crisis

Midlife Clarity: Five Proverbs for Men in Crisis – “Midlife not only as a trial to be endured, but an opportunity for Christian maturity.”

Older Saints Wanted

Older Saints Wanted – “The older I get, the more I look for the redwoods, not the saplings. Who do I want to be like when I grow up? These older saints. I have a long way to go, but I pray to God for even a little of what they have.”

Why Do Billionaires Want to Live Forever?

Why Do Billionaires Want to Live Forever? – “Why is it that the 1% of the 1% almost always seem to veer from their core businesses into attempts to prolong their lives indefinitely?”

Changing Who We Spend Time with as We Get Older

Changing Who We Spend Time with as We Get Older – This infographic is really interesting as it points out how we spend our time and with whom through various stages of life.

The Sweet Spot

The Sweet Spot – “May we enjoy whatever season we’re in, and live with an eye to loving God more as time goes on so we’ll end up fruitful and joyful even when we’re old.”

Caring for the Chronically Ill

Caring for the Chronically Ill – “It’s a long and difficult road for everyone involved, and each situation is unique, but here are some lessons about what to do, what to say, and how to pray for our friends who are hurting.”