Here’s our next question from a young lady~

“I’ve got an “older lady” question for you…
Since I’ve gotten married and gotten a job, I’ve realized how hard it is to keep up my girlfriend relationships. I’m interested to hear creative ways that you girls stay in touch with your girlfriends and deepen your friendships. ”

Here’s our next question from a young lady~

“I’ve got an “older lady” question for you…
Since I’ve gotten married and gotten a job, I’ve realized how hard it is to keep up my girlfriend relationships. I’m interested to hear creative ways that you girls stay in touch with your girlfriends and deepen your friendships. ”

What was it like when your kids grew up and became adults?

Was it a joy?

A disappointment?

Did they ever hurt you?

Was it hard to let them go?

How did you prepare for it?

How did you survive it?

Any tips for the rest of us?

What do you wish you’d done differently?

What do you think is the most important thing to remember about launching our children into adulthood?

What was it like when your kids grew up and became adults?

Was it a joy?

A disappointment?

Did they ever hurt you?

Was it hard to let them go?

How did you prepare for it?

How did you survive it?

Any tips for the rest of us?

What do you wish you’d done differently?

What do you think is the most important thing to remember about launching our children into adulthood?

Good morning!  I hope you all had a lovely weekend.  We spent Saturday preparing a vegetable garden.  I will try to share pictures tomorrow. . . .in the meantime, here is our 3rd question in our Dear Older Lady series.  We have gotten so many wise and inspiring answers to them so far.  Thank you to all who participate.  I would be interested in getting some input from the ladies and the men on this one.  So if a Christian man is reading this, feel free to answer the question!

Titus 2:1-5  “But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:  That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. 

The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things.

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.”

“Sometimes I feel the Lord is leading our family to make a change, and my husband doesn’t agree with me.  What should I do?”

***edit) Don’t forget to message me a question for another time if you think of one!

Good morning!  I hope you all had a lovely weekend.  We spent Saturday preparing a vegetable garden.  I will try to share pictures tomorrow. . . .in the meantime, here is our 3rd question in our Dear Older Lady series.  We have gotten so many wise and inspiring answers to them so far.  Thank you to all who participate.  I would be interested in getting some input from the ladies and the men on this one.  So if a Christian man is reading this, feel free to answer the question!

Titus 2:1-5  “But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:  That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. 

The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things.

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.”

“Sometimes I feel the Lord is leading our family to make a change, and my husband doesn’t agree with me.  What should I do?”

***edit) Don’t forget to message me a question for another time if you think of one!

Good morning!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  My cousin Elisha was visiting us this weekend and I enjoyed our time together very much.  I hope to share photos from the weekend soon.

But today is reserved for our next dear older lady question.  If you are new to this, I have asked women on xanga to message me with questions that they would like to have answered by an older lady.  I got this idea while reading and meditating on Titus 2:1-5.  “But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:  That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.  The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.”

Today’s question:

What about aging?  Do you have any advice about aging gracefully both inside and out?   What have you learned in your Christian walk that helps you combat the world’s views on aging?   Did any part of aging take you by surprise?  What can younger women do to take good care of our bodies? (teeth, eyes, skin, bones, etc)

Good morning!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  My cousin Elisha was visiting us this weekend and I enjoyed our time together very much.  I hope to share photos from the weekend soon.

But today is reserved for our next dear older lady question.  If you are new to this, I have asked women on xanga to message me with questions that they would like to have answered by an older lady.  I got this idea while reading and meditating on Titus 2:1-5.  “But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:  That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.  The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.”

Today’s question:

What about aging?  Do you have any advice about aging gracefully both inside and out?   What have you learned in your Christian walk that helps you combat the world’s views on aging?   Did any part of aging take you by surprise?  What can younger women do to take good care of our bodies? (teeth, eyes, skin, bones, etc)

“But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:  that the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.  The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.”

Titus 2:1-5

Good morning!  Last week I sent out a message to all my xanga subscribers about an idea I had for my blog.  I don’t know about you, but there are times when I want to ask an “older lady” a question about spiritual things, or even life and family.  I have met so many amazing Christian women on xanga and I thought it would be profitable to get all of our minds working on these ideas.  I asked women to send me questions that they would like to have answered by an “older lady”, based on Titus 2.

I had a great time reading all of your responses, and learned right away that we are all interested in receiving information from older ladies, even the “older ladies”!  In other words, perhaps we are all younger ladies and older ladies!  Life is made up of stages. . .for instance. . right now I am a 32 year old mother of 5. . .but 10 years ago I was a mother of 2 small toddlers.  In 10 years, in a blink of an eye, I grew and changed (by the grace of God).  That’s the way life is.  Isn’t it wonderful that God designed the fellowship of believers in such a way that we can help, teach, and encourage one another? 

Let me say a word on attitudes.  My blog is a safe place for precious friends to visit.  My desire is to have lots and lots of interaction with these “older lady” questions.  But we also need to beg God for humility and wisdom as we share our thoughts and ideas.  Ugly Pride is not welcome here. . .but I understand that we all deal with prideful thoughts.  Just last night I had to beg God for forgiveness because I felt ugly pride against another person.  The wonderful mercy of God cleansed and forgave my soul right away.  And that is what we can do here, pray over our comments and ask God to shine His love through them, and be ever watchful over our own hearts and keep them clean before Him.  Let us try to be positive and encouraging, edifying and peace-loving.  Whenever possible, share God’s word to make your point.

So here is the first question from one of you out there.  You are free to answer it and add further thoughts as the Spirit of God leads.  Examples from your own life would be another possible way to comment.  Also, if you have a mother (or grandmother, or aunt, or mentor) who is a believer, ask her what she thinks and then come back and tell us!

What does discreet and chaste mean to you?

Webster’s dictionary:

Discreet (adj) 1. judicious in one’s conduct or speech, esp. with regard to maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect. 2.  showing prudence and circumspection: a discreet silence.

Chaste (adj) 1. not having engaged in fornication; virtuous.  2 free from obscenity; decent: chaste conversation.  3. undefiled or stainless: chaste, white snow.  4. pure in style; subdued, simple.  5. unmarried