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Top 6 Lawn Maintenance Tools Every Homeowner Should Have

December 15, 2025 By Christine Field

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A beautiful lawn can be a source of pride, a perfect spot for family gatherings, or just a peaceful green space to enjoy. But achieving that lush, vibrant look requires more than just occasional watering. Having the right lawn maintenance tools makes ...

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Creating a Kitchen That Works for You and Your Pets

December 15, 2025 By Christine Field

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Now that your children have moved out and started pursuing their own adventures, you may find your home has a new set of primary occupants: you and a new cat or dog that you have always wanted to adopt. This latest phase of life is the perfect ...

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Tips for Building an Outdoor Nook for Reading and Knitting

December 15, 2025 By Christine Field

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As you enter a new stage in your life, with the children grown and the house a little quieter, it is the perfect time to reclaim a piece of your world just for you. Creating a personal sanctuary allows you to reconnect with your favorite hobbies and ...

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Understanding the Effects of Mineral-Rich Water on Your Home

December 15, 2025 By Christine Field

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With the kids finally out on their own, you might be looking forward to a quieter, cleaner home. You have more time for yourself, more space to enjoy, and maybe even a little less laundry to do. But if you’ve noticed that your glassware is always ...

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Reasons To Remodel Your Home After the Kids Leave

October 21, 2025 By Christine Field

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The house is quiet. The last box of college essentials has been packed and sent off, and for the first time in decades, it is just you. The silence can feel strange, even a little sad. But this new chapter of life, often called the “empty nest” ...

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Hi! I’m Christine!

It’s Never Too Late to Rewrite Your Story

If you’re standing at a crossroads—wondering where the “you” you used to know went—you are not alone.

Maybe you spent years pouring yourself into your family, homeschooling, raising kids with big needs and even bigger hearts.
Maybe you’re navigating a broken marriage, facing an empty nest that feels a lot emptier than you ever imagined, or grieving distance from your adult children.

You may be asking yourself: What happened to the life I dreamed of?
What happens now?

Here’s the truth:
It’s never too late to rewrite your story.

No matter the detours or disappointments, there is still hope.
There are still beautiful chapters ahead, waiting for you to write them.


What You’ll Find Here

Real Mom Life is a place where you’ll find:

  • Real talk about motherhood, marriage, divorce, and all the messy parts in between

  • Honest reflections on faith, family, healing, and hope

  • Encouragement for the woman who feels forgotten—or who forgot herself along the way

  • Inspiration to rebuild, rediscover, and live with purpose, passion, and yes—a little pizzazz

  • A reminder that your story isn’t over—and the next part might just be the best yet


My Story

Hi, I’m Christine—a marriage and motherhood survivor, a recovering perfectionist, and a woman determined to live the second half of life with purpose, passion, and a whole lot of pizzazz.

I spent decades doing what many women do: pouring myself into my family, raising children (some with big needs and even bigger hearts), homeschooling, navigating a long and complicated marriage, and trying to be everything for everyone. Somewhere in all of that, I lost parts of myself I didn’t even realize were gone.

During those intense years of deep mothering, I also wrote seven books for major Christian publishers about parenting, adoption, and homeschooling. I spoke at conferences, encouraged other moms, and tried to offer wisdom from the trenches.

And then—everything I held dear was challenged.

My kids started struggling in ways I couldn’t fix.
My marriage unraveled.
And so did the life I had so carefully built.

Divorce, the empty nest, the ache of adult children who didn’t launch quite the way I’d hoped—it all collided at once.

Sound familiar?

But here’s the good news:
It’s never too late to rewrite your story.

Now in my late 60s, I’m building a rich, meaningful life—not despite the hard chapters, but because of them.
I started dating again (and got married in May 2025!), I’m working full-time in my career as a criminal lawyer, and I’m dreaming bigger than ever.
I’m a woman of faith who’s walked through the fire—and found new life on the other side.


Let’s Walk This Road Together

If you’re wondering what’s next after the life you planned didn’t turn out the way you hoped, you’re in the right place.
We don’t have to shrink or settle.
We get to rise, reclaim, and sparkle.

So pour a cup of coffee (or something stronger), and let’s keep going, together.

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