Allison Bottke is the Founder of Boomer Babes Rock, God Allows U-Turns, and the international SANITY Support Group Network. She is the author or editor of more than 23 non-fiction and fiction books. Her column for boomer women appears monthly in Christian Women Online (CWO.) 
Dotsie Bregel is passionate about enlightening, empowering, and educating baby boomer women. She founded the National Association of Baby Boomer Women and the #1 site on all search engines for "baby boomer women, "Boomer Women Speak". Visit her at either site.
T. Suzanne Eller is a cancer survivor who loves living life fully! She is a communicator, writing books and speaking internationally. Suzie’s an Oklahoma gal with a big heart, big dreams, and an even bigger smile.
Eva Marie Everson is kissing 50 and loving every minute of it. She reached for her dream career of writing and publishing fiction and non-fiction when she was 42 and has been going strong ever since. Like so many boomers, she and her husband are now raising a "second generation" child.
Cheryll Hutchings is currently Managing Editor of the Boomer Babes Rock Dream-Zine. Like many boomer babes, she has a ga-zillion projects going at once. One current project is the development of a Boomer Babes cookbook.
Keri Wyatt Kent is a 40something mother of two junior high kids. The author of six books and co-author of several others, she writes about connecting spiritual formation with real life. She is a sought-after retreat leader who travels the country speaking and encouraging women to deepen their connection with God and to pursue their God-given dreams.
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Greetings to our loyal BBR readership. It is with a mixture of sadness and joy that I publish this post today. Sadness because our awesome team of Boomer Babe Bloggers will no longer be posting on the Boomer Babes Rock Blog as of Saturday, July 26. Read more »
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Maybe it’s the fact that all three young adult children are home. Maybe it’s because it’s summer and I want to play more and work less. Maybe it’s that I’m a boomer woman and experiencing peri-menopausal symptoms. Maybe it’s a bit of all the above. Who really knows?
Lately, I’m seeking peace. I want deep down, honest to goodness, peace in my heart. I want the kind that can only come from the love of Jesus.
Early morning, while sitting on the patio, surrounded by my Bible, journal, study, and prayer folder – petunia aroma, chirping birds, buzzing locusts, sun to my left, tall pines to my right, dog at my feet, I feel it seep in from the top of my midlife highlighted head to the bottom of my pink pedicured summer toes. The peace settles in and resides completely.
Then I close my God centered items, place them back in the basket at the kitchen table, head off to throw in laundry, water a few plants, straighten from the hours of young adult livelihood lived while hubby and I slept, and then get to work. There are calls to make, emails to answer, forums in which to post, bills to be paid, writing to do, contest entries to be read, and the list goes.
A couple hours later, I’m searching… The house phone rings, work phone, cell phone – all ring – friends come to call, the kids are coming and going, the dryer buzzes, dog barks, mailman arrives – the demands are piling up. Life’s in full swing.
I’ve lost that peaceful feeling. Sometimes - by God’s grace, I hear that still small voice and I’m called back to peace.
Other times – I’m so wrapped up, so charged, full steam ahead, lots of energy, onward, and I lose it totally…
until I awaken the next day, check in with God, and begin again.
I’m grateful He’s willing to greet me each morning, forgive me for losing Him, and allow me to begin again.
Does this sound familiar?
For God is not a God of confusion, but a God of peace. -1 Corinthians 14:33
A bleary-eyed Suzie sits in front of this laptop today. It’s Day #12 in a string of sleepless nights. I’m exhausted, a little cranky, and considering a hammer to the head (a light tap) to help me sleep tonight. It all started when they removed my ovaries 17 years ago. . .
We’ve been talking about Boomer trends, and last week, I was living out at least one of them: travel.
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We’ve all heard the saying before, but what does it really mean? Read more »
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Allison, the birthday boomer, asked us to dream.
Dotsie asked us to consider the top ten trends among Boomers: Working longer * Re-invention * Maintaining Youthfulness * Health Management * Righting Relationships * Traveling * Going Green * Working and Playing Online * Getting Organized * Volunteering.
That’s what she said — these Boomer Girls with their reflective posts that make us think and question where we are right now, and where we want to be.
Yesterday my twins, Ryan and Melissa, turned 25. Nothing like having your kids turn a quarter of a century to make you stop and reflect. Read more »
Today is my 53rd birthday. I am not fishing for cards or gifts (although chocolate is ALWAYS welcome!) but I am going to make a request. We have been doing a whole lot of reminiscing on the Boomer Babes Rock blog lately. Including discussions about aluminum Christmas trees, old Zenith B&W TV’s, and other applicable boomer nostalgia. That said, as we ponder the past, I would like to pose a question that focuses on the future. What NEW, DIFFERENT, and AMAZING things are my fellow Boomer Babes planning for the FUTURE? What LIFE GOALS are you setting?
Birthdays always seem to prompt me to set goals, kind of like making New Year Resolutions. Am I alone? As I enter this 53rd year of life, I have decided that I am going to get a handle on defining my boundaries as they pertain to career projects. (A novel concept coming from the Boundaries girl, eh?) I have been talking about this for MONTHS. About paring down, getting organized, delegating more, learning to say “No,” and allowing myself to admit that I CANNOT DO IT ALL.
So, dear Boomer Babes, what is on YOUR PERSONAL AGENDA as you celebrate the life God has given to you? Would love to hear your thoughts. - Allison
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