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YOU

As you empty the nest and fill the life, you will have time and energy to focus on YOU.  Maybe it has been years since you have done so.  Taking care of others and putting their needs first left some of us to put our needs last.

Now is your time!  You can try new things, explore friendships, take care of yourself in new ways, think about the dreams you want to make come true for the rest of your life!  It is not selfishness.  It is nurturing and investing in your SELF – the precious person who has always made time for others.

How will you savor your days?

How estranged mothers can find acceptance and healing

In the deep

Symptoms of Inner Peace

When life sucks

How does a mom get through difficult times?

 

 

The surprising link between mental load and creativity

Strategies for savoring the sacred

5 ways to take care of yourself during stressful times

Demystifying Essential Oils with Darla Tegtmeier

Third Act Moms

What do 3rd act moms want?

Getting better at being me

Enjoying growing older

 


Finding peace in challenging times

How are you numbering your days?

Where I come from

Living between the heartbeats

Embracing imperfection as a gift

Making wine, making a life

The blessing of discomfort

 

 

10 ways to love yourself more

Excuses? I’ve got a million!

Are you afraid to make mistakes?

Identity Crisis

What to do when you don’t know what to do

Reigniting Mom: Motivating Your Mojo After Mothering

8 Lies that Keep You Feeling Stuck

Reigniting Mom: Finding your mojo after mothering

Embracing imperfection Wabi Sabi Style

Searching for my new normal

Garage life, home life

 

 

Mom, get out of your frumpy clothes!

Mitten Love!

Purses and Bags for (Dis)Organized Minds

 


Home based eldercare with Marcia Washburn

 


What it looks like near the end

Battling with my brain

 


The blessing of discomfort

 


3 Simple Hacks to Simplify Your Life and Get More Done Each Day


Inside Out Quirky

 


Making wine, making a life

Pause in life’s pleasures

Not again, Lord! Another yield sign – dealing with unexpected change

Hat shop field trip

 


Do you Self Sabotage?

Hit the refresh button

What it looks like near the end

 

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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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