Pausing With God

Take the Menopause Quiz (1) Menopause is defined as: A.  Two or more irregular periods after age 40 B.  The start of hot flashes C.  No menstrual period for 12 consecutive months D.  An increase in mood swings. CORRECT ANSWER IS C.  No menstrual period for 12 consecutive months.  Explanation: An absence of menstrual periods for 12 months. The menopausal transition starts with varying menstrual cycle length and ends with the final menstrual period. You will find that there is an insect who we have some things in common with - the butterfly.  Starting out as an egg; progressing as a newborn- eating, growing and spending a large amount of time on our belly.  We then transition into puberty and from there blossoming into an adult - the reproductive stage. For millions of women, one stage that we do not share with the butterfly is that when our reproductive stage comes to an end, we are faced with the challenges of having to deal with the sympto...

You ever have those hmm moments...well I had one the other day.  My thought was how we have become too familiar to things working at our beck and call?  When we push the button – we expect the power to come on, the key in the ignition – we expect the car to start.  How about that garbage disposal, flick the switch and we expect to hear that familiar whirring noise--right? Believe it or not, we have something in common with garbage disposals.  Both of us are susceptible to getting jammed, clogged or blocked.  When a disposal quits working, it doesn't always mean we need a new one.  We may want to take the time to troubleshoot and discover the solution that would restore this contraption back to its working state.                We are excited about continuing our journey into another year with you.   As always you have an open invitation to share your adventures, challenges and experiences -- n...

I recently attended a Women’s Conference and had the awesome privilege of meeting recording artist Heather Williams.   During her ministry of performance she shared with us how the song, Hallelujah was birthed.   As I was listening to this song over and over again, I saw that even in the midst of what we are going through, as long as we have breathe in our bodies; we can still sing.   I know some of you have days when you are tired of your sleep being disturbed by a night sweat, and how about those unexpected hot flashes; one of my sister-friends calls them precious moments.                       While we do not make light of what you may be going through during your season of Menopause, know that our heart’s desire is to spread the message that Menopause is a natural and inevitable time in a woman’s life.   We are often reminded that this journey is not an ...