Once the kids are gone, and you're past the initial sadness and shock, the reality of life without them to focus on can hit you like a ton of bricks. You may find that you need to play catch up in some areas of ...
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The Five Keys to Aging Well in Midlife and Beyond
If you're over 50, you know that your body is aging. Those aches and pains in the mornings and that word that's on the tip of your tongue tell you the truth. Aging is inevitable, and we can't stop it. So what ...
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Five Things No One Tells You About the Empty Nest
Without a doubt, the transition to life as an empty nester is challenging. After all, when you’ve spent 18 or more years with child-rearing as your primary focus, it only makes sense that the empty nest ...
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Six Ways to Bless and Encourage Your Adult Kids
Whether our kids are Millennials or part of Gen Z, what we do and what we say as parents still means the world to them. Oh, they may act like they're all independent and adulty, but deep down, even they will ...
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Eight Great Things About the Empty Nest (And How to Embrace It)
My husband has a motto for the empty nest season of life. He says, "You can do what you want, when you want, for as long as you want!" While those sentiments might not always ring entirely true, there are some ...
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How to Pray for Your Adult Children | Six Bible Verses to Use
Let's be honest, when our children leave the nest, fear and anxiety can set in for us as parents. Personally, I find that my fear is rooted in a lack of faith, and I know from Romans 10:17 that "...faith comes ...
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