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Are you afraid of flying midlife momma?* As a flight attendant, I frequently encounter passengers that loath flying. I try to console them with the fact that “It’s safe” and “that I do this practically everyday.” Then after doing all I can to assure them relax and enjoy the view, I ask my fearful flying friends if there is anything I can do to help make their flight more comfortable.* “As one thinks - so is he/she.” Fear is a real thing for many... in some area or another. It has many faces. Many names. Many reasons why.* But the truth is this...fear holds us back from experiencing true enjoyment - real pleasure - and exhilarating fulfillment. When it comes to our new “Next Chapters” fear can be that one dominating culprit that also keeps us from experiencing something wonderfully enjoyable...uniquely pleasurable and deeply fulfilling. Is there anything holding you back from stepping into your Next Chapter? Can you give an honest name to it? Why not take a moment t ask God to help you offer any fearful thoughts about your next chapter to him.* Sometimes it’s as simple as just developing new thought patterns to replace the fearful ones. Or taking that one bold step of faith.* As you consider your Next Chapter next steps.... May I recommend a new book by one of my writing mentors? Her name is Emily P Freeman. And it’s called “The Next Right Thing”. Maybe your next right thing is just ordering her book as you consider what it would be like to soar into the new adventures that await you.* I’m excited for you friend. Flying is amazing! And I want to see you become more of the amazing person God created you to be. I’m here to cheer you onward and upward and grateful to have you share this space with me.* #midlife #aboveandbeyondmidlife #embracethejourney #timetofly #thenextrightthing #hopewriters #iamahopewriter #fearnot #godiswithyou #midlifecrisis #midlifetransition #transition #lifechanges #becomingmore

Do you ever wonder what God is up to in your life? What is the story God wants to tell through you? A good novel is one with many twists and turns...of tragedy and triumph - of pain and joy - of battles and overcoming. And there within each page turn ...is hope. Stay tuned ...More to come.... #aboveandbeyondmidlife #midlife #midlifemomma #changeisgood #embracethejourney #transition #midlifetransition #becomingmore #yourlifeisagoodread #hopewriterlife #hopewriters #hopewriterscommunity #iamahopewriter

Its a question I ask myself often- but not often enough. I see God’s hand at work - even through the hard things- but I also wonder if sometimes I get in the way of what he wants to do. What about you? * What would change look like if we decided to step aside? To make room for God to be big in our circumstances? To humble ourselves and let him change us? Direct us? Quiet our anxious heart and mind? * What if your next chapter was something much different and much better than anything you could dream up on your own? What if the story God wants to tell with your life is another one of his masterpiece love stories? What if it were true? * Oh but it is friend! It most certainly is! #aboveandbeyondmidlife #midlife #midlifetransitions #midlifecrisis #midlifechange #becomingmore #aginggracefully #emptynest #personalgrowth #lovingmidlife #nextchapter

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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

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