Comments on: Stepping into a new season: Pause to reflect

By: Elaine

Elaine — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 22:26:46 +0000

In reply to Alice. Alice, you've been a wonderful role model for me in navigating change gracefully and in reliance on God! Such great advice. Thanks for visiting and for your wise comments!

By: Elaine

Elaine — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 22:24:41 +0000

In reply to Bev. Bev, I love the parallel of seasons in life and on our calendars! And the generational changes aka gap is an interesting topic to explore. In midlife, we can be a bridge between the older generations and the younger ones, especially when we "acknowledge and honor the differences in culture and youth" as you recommend. I've added this to my topic list!

By: Bev

Bev — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 18:08:05 +0000

I’ve been noticing the change of the season and parallel in life as well. We are moving into the Fall of life as well as the Fall of this particular year. For us, the year’s harvest is about over. Tomatoes, peas, beans are done—zucchini still producing . In life, the kids are grown and moving forward in their lives and I’m noticing the generational changes (known as a generation gap) as I move into the could-be-a-Grandma zone. I try to acknowledge and honor the differences in culture and youth instead of turning into that “mature adult” who says, “That’s not how it was when I was your age” which translates to ‘That isn’t how things are supposed to be.’

By: Alice

Alice — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 03:03:09 +0000

Changing seasons come expectedly and unexpectedly. The biggest help in navigating these strange, and sometimes unwanted changes, is by “looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith.” He already knows those trails. He’s been there Himself and countless times been there with others. We’re to run those trails like a cross country race, or even a steeplechase – with patience. We can’t hurdle all the water jumps at one time and we have to lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily besets us to master the course.