Pausing With God

Menopause Awareness Month September is Menopause Awareness Month and Saturday, October 18th is World Menopause Day. These dates were created to bring awareness to this misunderstood and stigmatized season of a woman’s life. For most of us as adolescence we were told about puberty, menstruation and pregnancy; but not about menopause.  It’s humorous that it took us almost 12 years to get to puberty and only 12 consecutive months to confirm that we are menopausal. Menopause is the time when a woman's menstrual period ends. Menopause is considered complete when a woman has been without  her period for one year. Menopause can occur any time between ages 40  and 60. On average, it occurs at age 51. By the year 2030, it is expected that there will be 1.2 billion women who  are 50 years of age or older. That means there will be a large amount of females embarking on their journey through menopause. Wit...

There is an old cliché that is often spoken this time of year, ‘My how time has flown’.  Sitting between July and September is the eight month of the year. Over 200 days have passed since January 1, 2014 and this may be the year that you have begun their journey through menopause.  For some it has been a breeze, for others a blast.  Countless women have struggled --- ohh, while numerous have sighed --- ahh? Menopause is a normal part of life, just like puberty.  It is estimated that 6,000 US women reach menopause every day. By the year 2020, the number of women who will be older than 55 is estimated to be around 46 million.   With increasing life expectancy, many women will spend up to 40% of their lives in the postmenopausal stage.  Half of all women who reach age 50 will live to be at least 80 years old. These statistics are one of the main reasons we continue to reach out and make an attempt to educate, empower and encourage as many wome...