Boomeritis is a term I learned several years ago while reading an article about baby boomers. Since our generation ushered in the exercise craze, it should have been no surprise to learn that boomers were getting arthritis, tendonitis, bursitis, and many other “itis” type conditions.
According to www.medterms.com the proper definition is as follows:
Boomeritis: Injuries to […]
My little one, Jordynn–nearly 11, loves classic TV. She’s rather watch I Love Lucy than just about anything TV has to offer today. However, a scene we viewed together last week left her a little perplexed.
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For a couple years now, I’ve been doing the Women of Faith Study Guide Series. They are excellent studies to do on your own or with a group. I chose to do them alone in the morning during my prayer time. The studies I’ve done are:
Giving God Your All
Contagious Joy
Receiving God’s Goodness
Discovering God’s Will for […]
I’ve been asking a question on my ministry site for teens:
What can one teen do?
It’s a powerful question, and I’m in awe of the teens who have answered that question. One teen started a community clothes closet for teens in foster care. Another raised funds to dig a well in Africa. One made carts for the […]
We women are the keepers of so many details. It is we who notice minutia like declining toilet paper inventory—seemingly inane details that would have significant consequences if ignored.
We keep our families running smoothly, or at least, well, running. But the most stressed moms I know are the ones who try to go it alone. […]
Don’t read if you don’t want to be depressed. This is so crazy that I have to see what others think.
A few months ago, a 15 year-old boy killed his mom, dad, and two brothers - his whole family. Just shot and killed them while they slept in their family home. Then he left and […]
As a mom of two junior high students, I spend a lot of time driving.
Beyond being tiring, this is getting expensive. Gas prices shot up to over $4 per gallon at the gas station down the street yesterday. I drove past the station at one point, the price was $3.93. Two hours later, it […]
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).