Thankful Thursday: August 20, 2026

 

I Am Thankful For:

The fizz of a freshly poured Diet Coke

Rainy afternoons

Running into my daughter at the store

A cute new sweater

Time spent with my husband

Treats from my cousin

Dinner cooked on the grill

Delicious little bundt cakes

My grandson's laugh

A quiet library

Laughter

Apple fritters

New library cards

The pink sky of morning

A moment of quiet

Sunday Inspiration: Not Yourself

 

Thankful Thursday: August 13, 2026

 

I Am Thankful For:

The morning chorus of birds

The end of the work week

A weekend at the lake

Sunsets

Exploring new places

Interesting stories from history

Relaxing by the campfire

Finding a blue jay feather

Already planning our next getaway

Looking forward to going to work each day

A pleasantly cool morning 

My husband cooking a delicious dinner

Ice cream

The feeling when you've help someone

A tiny lizard scampering around on the rocks

Sunday Inspiration: On the Path

 

Thankful Thursday: August 6, 2026

 

I Am Thankful For:

The bright full moon

The first traces of sunlight in the morning sky 

A pretty new top

Spending the afternoon with my husband

New shoes

Sunday breakfast

Driving my husband's truck around town

Lazy dinners

Hanging out with my son

Foggy mornings

Starting to feel like I'm getting things figured out at work

Sunday Inspiration: Your Job

 

Thankful Thursday: July 30, 2026

 

I Am Thankful For:

Sleep

Dinner cooking on the grill

Cardinals at the birdfeeder

A lazy afternoon

Dusk

A brand new week

Audiobooks

Ice cream

Feeling pretty

Working on my first project

Dreams

A pretty afternoon

Little lizards on the pavement

Sunday Inspiration: Magnetic

 

Thankful Thursday: July 23, 2026

 

I Am Thankful For:

Making it through my first week

My daughter's birthday...

...and her first book signing event

Dinner with family

Prepping for the week ahead

Monday mornings

A shirt commute

Interesting stories

Afternoon thunderstorms

An absolutely beautiful morning

A delicious lunch

A breeze through the window

Sunday Inspiration: You Already Do

 

Thankful Thursday: July 16, 2026

 

I Am Thankful For:

Cute new shoes

Fresh watermelon 

A rainy weekend

Starting my new job

Early mornings

Learning new things

Seeing a deer on the way home

My husband making dinner

More good news

A quiet place to de-stress

Sunshine after days of rain

Decompressing at the end of the day

You're Never Too Old to Start

 Today, I start what once seemed like a dream job.

I questioned myself at every step of this new opportunity. I feared that I was too old to start something new. I worried that I was woefully unqualified.  I wondered whether I should simply stay where I was comfortable instead of risking disappointment. But despite all those doubts, I took a chance on myself - and today, I officially begin my journey as a library assistant. 

To some people, it may seem like just a job. But for me, it's proof that dreams don't have an expiration date.

This experience has reminded me of something many midlife women need to hear: it's never too late to pursue the dream that's been living quietly in your heart. Your age does not determine what's possible. If anything, the years have given you wisdom, resilience, and strength that you didn't have before.

If you're a woman in midlife, chances are you've spent years putting other people first. The years fly by, and then we start to believe that we missed our chance. We tell ourselves we should have started ten years ago. We convince ourselves that we're no longer relevant.  We're not young enough. We don't have enough experience. It becomes easier and easier to believe that we don't have what it takes and that opportunity has passed us by.  So many of us spend years talking ourselves out of new possibilities because we think we're "too old."

But who decided that?

Every day, women prove that reinvention has no age limit. At 40, 50, 60 years old, and beyond, they are starting businesses, earning degrees, discovering creative talents, and pursuing passions they thought were out of reach. Not because it's easy. Not because the timing is perfect. But because they finally decide to stop letting age make their decisions.

This opportunity to work as a Library Assistant didn't come into my life when I expected it to. It arrived after years of self-doubt, second-guessing, and wondering whether I was capable of pursuing something new. And yet, here I am. Because I pushed through all the doubt and anxiety and took a chance on myself. 

I believe if someone went back 40 or 50 years and told little me that one day many years in the future she would be working in a library, she would be tickled pink by the idea.  And I also believe that future me will thank me for taking the chance and filling out that job application even as the voices in my head whispered that I was too old and unqualified.

The woman you've always wanted to be is still waiting for you. Take the chance.  Believe in yourself.  Pursue the dream. 

I'm living proof that it's not too late to start a new chapter. 

Your story isn't over.  It's just one decision away from getting interesting.

Sunday Inspiration: Worry