tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post3945299945282520228..comments2024-03-28T22:53:48.586-04:00Comments on From This Side of the Pond: Stream of Conciousness ala Mid-LifeJoycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16727615822243830106noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-83552755186117694072012-08-27T21:45:07.026-04:002012-08-27T21:45:07.026-04:00Well written, Joyce. Thank you.Well written, Joyce. Thank you.Darlene http://adventuresofamiddleagemom.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904487161007868553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-43840782204555073042012-08-26T23:00:53.968-04:002012-08-26T23:00:53.968-04:00I loved this! I'm in the same phase of life a...I loved this! I'm in the same phase of life and I feel so many of the same things. God is my most common companion these days, kids are pretty much grown, the home still needs care and maintenance and cleaning. I love the homemaker term and think it has been much maligned over the years. Thank you for sharing all these wonderful reflections. Marianne (Mare) Baker Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03663143060069193124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-73116905412365472862012-08-24T19:02:58.622-04:002012-08-24T19:02:58.622-04:00Very moving post Joyce. I am realizing how much pr...Very moving post Joyce. I am realizing how much prayer helps too.Betty Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02357132033070346815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-38653660535211065362012-08-24T13:48:11.593-04:002012-08-24T13:48:11.593-04:00Beautiful post. I love how productive you are. I n...Beautiful post. I love how productive you are. I need to set goals and accomplish things like you do. I get up, turn on my computer and sit here in my PJ's until early afternoon. Then I shower and I'm right back here. The things I haven't accomplished since blogging are calling my name. I am finding it hard to change this pattern but that is my goal. I love my relationship with God. We talk all the time. I was not this close with Him when my children were little. I do regret that but I do know that even though I wasn't talking with Him one on one, He was always at my side.Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-33547743346348357952012-08-24T13:26:37.714-04:002012-08-24T13:26:37.714-04:00Joyce, "self imposed" is my very favorit...Joyce, "self imposed" is my very favorite kind of structure! But I too need a bit of structure. (I'm also an Anglophile.)Jean | DelightfulRepast.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038772991628796917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-51466172077123791612012-08-24T09:04:35.206-04:002012-08-24T09:04:35.206-04:00Nicely done Joyce. I would love to read some of yo...Nicely done Joyce. I would love to read some of your "other" writings....CDScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12409899728174942297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-3642202367641042472012-08-24T08:19:53.275-04:002012-08-24T08:19:53.275-04:00So very well said. Like Jeanie, I've moved be...So very well said. Like Jeanie, I've moved beyond the mid-life stage, and I guess my daughter is all the way grown up (can hardly call her almost grown up since she's married and has a family all of her own). This stage of life brings different kinds of prayers, different responsibilities, but the same kind of challenges to fill the empty spaces. Kathy ... aka Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626590048036292030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-37937140829993669442012-08-24T07:06:58.134-04:002012-08-24T07:06:58.134-04:00I loved this post. I feel we are in transition rig...I loved this post. I feel we are in transition right now with a hefty dose of growing pains. Really big sigh. <br />I find prayer to be essential too.Capri K @ No Whining Allowedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11766473608842771588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-77348446370941518462012-08-23T22:58:20.256-04:002012-08-23T22:58:20.256-04:00Amen. I so wish we could sit over coffee and have ...Amen. I so wish we could sit over coffee and have a nice long talk about this. I am so very much in the exact place you are.<br />(But I should really clarify that using the word "coffee" is just a metaphor. I don't like coffee.) :) (Just felt the need to say that.) :)Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16832521649509135897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-14965718282260769182012-08-23T21:18:51.851-04:002012-08-23T21:18:51.851-04:00Well I sure hope I read this profound post again i...Well I sure hope I read this profound post again in a book one day!! What encouragement!! <br />Thank you!Tina Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644273440522679531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-38214689150738066462012-08-23T20:32:46.038-04:002012-08-23T20:32:46.038-04:00I know just how you feel. I get myself up at 5:30 ...I know just how you feel. I get myself up at 5:30 every morning and get out to walk/run the dogs and various other dog things then it's coffee time. After that I search for things to fill those blank times. I've been doing the writing thing too but you're so right- when everything is done it is easy to waste a day. And I do find myself chatting with God a lot more lately. Which is much better than talking to myself. :) As always, a wonderful post!Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-63310516646267093672012-08-23T18:03:52.220-04:002012-08-23T18:03:52.220-04:00Though I have definitely passed the "mid"...Though I have definitely passed the "mid" point of life and have added thoughts and prayers for grandkids to those for my kids, I love what you said and how you said it. The seasons of life are interesting to ponder....the best I can hope to do is find the best of each one, which it sounds like you are doing.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810126999695733332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-63525851554619184332012-08-23T17:34:33.976-04:002012-08-23T17:34:33.976-04:00Well, Molli said it right, "few of us could p...Well, Molli said it right, "few of us could put it into words as well as you can and do." What a beautifully done post and I'm so with you on so much of what you said. I must have structure, I make lists and I am highly organized. I've always been and likely always will be. <br /><br />You really should have some of your writing published. You should even write a book. I'm sure it would be a "best seller." So glad our paths have crossed through blogging.Lea @ CiCis Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252011706208068724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-25594153152758451752012-08-23T17:04:05.051-04:002012-08-23T17:04:05.051-04:00Thank you, Joyce, for this beautiful well "sp...Thank you, Joyce, for this beautiful well "spoken" post! I know many of us can relate to what you said but very few of us could put it down into words so wonderfully well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057709332471734629noreply@blogger.com