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Above and Beyond Midlife. It’s my thing. Or “my jam”...as my kids would say. But what I’m realizing more and more, is that my blog words are more about YOU! And certainly way more than anything I might have to say on the subject of midlife, transitions, and seasons of change. What I want YOU to know is that I’ve been chatting with some amazing women as of late and friends....I am in awe! 😲 I am in awe of the intricate details of each of our stories! And how tragedy, and brokenness, and loss are only part of our story. I’m in awe of: How brokenness leads to beauty. How loss paves the path for gain. How sorrow makes way for joy. How closed doors lead to doors that fling wide open. And how “timing” is something so sacred and beautiful and wonderful. But most of all - I’m in awe of how God’s above and beyond stories are being played out in each of our lives. Above and Beyond midlife is really a prayer. It’s what I hope for YOU! This is my prayer for YOU as I begin to launch my new “Next Chapter” series. I hope you’ll stay tuned and allow God to encourage you in the next chapter story he has planned for YOU! “Now to him who is able to do EXCEEDINGLY above and beyond all we could ever ask or imagine...” Eph 3:20 #aboveandbeyondmidlife #nextchapter #yournextchapter #eph320 #midlife #midlifecrisis #midlifewomen #midlifeblogger #hopewriters #hopewriter #hopewriterlife #iamahopewriter #blogger #midlifeblogger

Hi...my name is Betsy. (aka Elizabeth Duncan Stretar) and I am a hope*writer. #hopewriterday #fridayintroductions * I am a wife and momma of 8 adult kids and I have lots of sweet grand-babes. I’m also a mainline flight attendant 🛫..a fly-writer of sorts. I blog for midlife women @aboveandbeyondmidlife and help women embrace their next chapter. * I am a published author of the children’s book #acorngertandbrotherbert @acorngert by @halopublishing. * This sweet community of writers have become an integral part of my writing ✍️ journey and I’m so glad I made the choice to join this amazing group of people over two years ago. And these guys.... @emilypfreeman @brianjdixon and @garysmorland are simple the best! ^ They do an amazing job of providing great people and resources to help members grow in their writing journey. You will meet some incredible people that will become the sweetest of friends. We are all excited you joined us as you takethe next step in your writing career. I look forward to meeting you. :) * #iamahopewriter #bigfamilymom #blogger #aboveandbeyondmidlife #flightattendant #writingjourney #writewhatyouknow #iolamagazinecontributor #nextchapter #fullerseminary

Day 12: p r o g r e s s @hopewriters #hopewriterlife #hopewriters Since I was a kid, I’ve been a doodler if arrows. I’m always thinking about what’s next ➡️ what I need to do ➡️ or accomplish ➡️. But performance over people is no way to live 🔀. Yes, We need people to help us move ➡️ sometimes. Especially when we’re stuck. ⏯. But other times it’s okay to just rest. ⏏️And just be ⏺. I don’t need to always do 🔟 things - it’s ok to just do 1️⃣. Because pace is important. 📶. Sometimes i just need to lie down and rest. ⬇️ sometime i need to sit still ⏏️ and look up ⬆️. Today I’m grateful for my writing community @hopewriters who encourages me to be more of this ...🔁🔃. Let your pace be one that brings you life and offers life to others. #iamahopewriter #peoplefirst

Day 11: f e e l I n g @hopewriters #hopewriterlife * Three days in the air and time spent with family and friends in Portland and Philadelphia has this girl feeling blessed beyond words. * And now I’m home for a few days and feeling grateful for the man I’ve come home to and woken up next to for the last 39 years. * My meet up time with fellow hope*writer Heather Lobano yesterday was a special treat. (Sometimes I don’t know where I’ll be flying to until last minute). I have made dear friends here in the space. My Calgary layover allowed me to have sweet precious time with Janine Dilger’s @jp.dilgers and whenever I head to Baltimore my first call is to Lisa Tenerowicz @lisa.tenerowicz. There are so many other h*w’s I want to sit with-talk about writing and why we do what we do, how God is shaping us as writers, and where we are in our journey. * #so heads up hopewriters. I may be coming to a big city near you soon. And I might be feeling like I need to hang with a hopewriter. I hope you’ll be free to grab some good coffee or lunch or dinner or sip on a nice glass of wine 🍷 with me. The pleasure would be all mine. ❤️ Truly. * What’s the closest big city near you? 🌃 Where is your favorite place to visit? 🧳 ✈️ 🌎 What’s a city or place you haven’t been to yet and on your bucket list? * ✈️ 🚞 🚘 #feelings #crewlife #travel #writingfriends #writingprompts #writingcommunity #bucketlist #writersofinstagram #layover #portlandoregon #philadelphia #girlfriends #philliecheesesteak

Day 10: g o a l @hopewriters #hopewriterlife * Any other undisciplined writers out there? Anyone else with a non-routine career? ✈️ 🧳 ✈️ 💻 ✈️ 📚 ✈️ ✍️ ✈️ Do your ideas compete with your need for discipline? Does your unstructured lifestyle make it difficult for you to finish anything? Hands raised. 🖐 🤚 * Little goals lead to big goals right? We know this. We’ve memorized passages like “he who is faithful with little with be faithful with much.” Like 16:10 & Matt 25:23 A little goal could be as simple as finishing an IG challenge by your favorite writing people like this one (tehehe) or finishing a new blog post, book proposal, chapter of your book, or making a decision to eat clean, getting on the treadmill, or going for a walk to get some fresh air or just clear your head. * These are all wonderful little accomplishments and I always feel a little proud of myself for being able to check even one thing off my list. By nature I’m an overachiever. I’m most happy when I’m being productive (most of the time). I like the feeling of accomplishing something. Its not always the goal that guides and informs my actions, but the question I seem to preface my list of things to do with lately is “What’s the main objective here?” * I recently made a list of all my unfinished projects - unaccomplished goals and I’m tweaking my “goals strategy.” * Goal # 1: - prioritize and FINISH the top five writing projects before I start something new. - schedule (chunk) time to work a minimum of 3 hours/ week on 1st goal - and scheduling additional time for remaking goals in descending order. - repeat 1 & 2 * What I need most in my life right now is discipline and I can’t use my sporadic flying life-style as an excuse from being able to accomplish “all the lovely and good things” that are worthy of my time and energy - worthy of FINISHING. * And here @hopewriters you find the encouragement of others who help you move forward and to take that next bold step @brianjdixon because we are writers who have a message that others need to hear and cheer us on to just do the #nextrightthing because YOUR pace is YOUR pace @emilypfreeman #ilovebeingahopewriter

Day 9: I n s p I r a t I o n @hopewriters #hopewriterlife No shortage of outdoor inspiration today in Portland! One of the perks I enjoy being a flight attendant is laying over in cities where my kids and people I love live. My oldest son Todd and daughter-in-law picked me up and we ventured out to see Multnomah Falls and then grabbed a bite to eat. (I’ll post highlight pics in my story.) Nature has a way of speaking to the soul- but it’s even better when you share it with someone you love. Thank you @thebigdoubled and @stretaramber for a fun day. I enjoyed meeting Ambers mom too! #portland #portlandoregon #layover #crewlife #flightattendant #travel #placestovisit

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