Have you ever prayed about something, asking God to “hit you over the head” with an answer so that it’s obvious? I have. I have asked for this when I really wasn’t sure what to do about a particular situation and I wanted God’s guidance. I didn’t doubt God, but I did question my ability…
Emotional Resilience Without Toxic Positivity: Thriving After 60 With Strength, Confidence, and Connection
Living your best life after 60 is not about chasing perfection or trying to reclaim youth. It is about becoming fully yourself.
It is waking up each day with purpose, curiosity, confidence, and emotional freedom.
Struggling with Communication: 3 Easy Shifts to Rebuild Emotional Intimacy
Have you ever noticed you’re talking every single day… but somehow you still feel alone in your marriage? You’re not fighting. There’s no crisis. Nothing dramatic happened. And yet… something feels off. You’re coordinating schedules. Talking about dinner. Discussing the kids. Maybe even watching shows together. But emotionally? You feel distant. Friend, this is one of the most common midlife marriage struggles…
Caring for Mom
My mother, Florence Littauer, lived with me for the last two years of her life. As I have shared before, she fell ill and was hospitalized a few months before her 90th birthday. After several weeks in the hospital, she was able to go home—but with 24/7 in-home care. She rallied sufficiently for us to hold her 90th birthday…
Easily Bruised
One of the not-so-nice elements of accumulated birthdays is skin that easily bruises. All it takes is a tiny tap of a cabinet corner or some other hard surface for a bruise to immediately appear. Sometimes, I don’t even know what I’ve brushed against to produce an unsightly subdermal rupture, but there it is, blooming…
The Magic in the Ordinary
As you may remember, I’ve been enjoying a delightful “second act” as a budding artist. I’ve been painting, drawing, and taking *lots* of classes. I can honestly say, it’s been such a gift. There’s something deeply satisfying about finding a new way to express yourself… especially at this stage of life. One of the artists…
Five Ways to Awaken Desire God’s Way
God’s design for sexual intimacy isn’t about perfection or trying harder. It’s about choosing love first—consistently, intentionally, and faithfully. When you love your husband because you see him as God made him, not because you want to change him, desire awakens naturally. And that’s what this post is all about: how to align your heart,…
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
If you’re about my age, that title may trigger the memory of a song by the same title released in June of 1976 by Elton John and KiKi Dee. It’s one of those lines in a song that can really get stuck in your head. In fact, I’m willing to bet that some of you…
The Stops and Starts of Forward Motion
One of the greatest deterrents to forward motion is fear. Fear takes many forms: fear of outcomes, fear of insufficiency, fear of pain, fear of lack of knowledge or ability, fear of criticism, fear of failure. Fear of any kind is like a giant stop sign for moving ahead. Fight fear with faith in Creator God, who provides what you need to overcome fear.
Why Trying to Improve Your Sex Drive Is Making Intimacy Harder
Ask new questions. Don’t assume you know his answer. Just be curious Share honest thoughts, trust grows through letting him in. Not hiding. Laugh together, find the humor again. Pray for your husband, God’s best for me and thank God for the fact you two are different. How boring to be married to yourself, we need novelty, we need that polarity, it’s what creates the passion.









