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The First Day of School

August 15, 2018 by cynelder@me.com Leave a Comment

There’s a transition going on in my household this week. My youngest child is getting ready to begin the next chapter in his life: post-secondary education. I can’t wait for him to become the person he is supposed to be. This child has been a joy to me and his father. He has also been … [Read more…]

Posted in: Fancy Farm Living, Life Stories Tagged: children, college, Family, Fancy Farm, kids, school

And Then There Were None

May 18, 2018 by cynelder@me.com Leave a Comment

My youngest child graduates from high school tonight. It is a milestone for him. I am very proud of the man he has become. I look forward to seeing what he does with his life. I know that he will do great things. He just needs all of us to stay out of his way. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Life Stories Tagged: children, college, Elder, empty nest, Family, graduation, Graves County, high school., kids, life

Don’t Blink

September 9, 2016 by cynelder@me.com Leave a Comment

I wanted to write this awhile ago but life got in my way.  But I think that writing it now is more pertinent than it would have been a few weeks ago. My baby went away to college.  She left me.  And just because she’s not the first one to go away to college and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Life Stories, Uncategorized Tagged: blink, child, children, college, daughter, don't blink, grown up, move home

Don’t Miss the Forest for the Trees

April 28, 2014 by cynthiaelder Leave a Comment

Sometimes it’s really hard to step back and look at the big picture.  I mean, we’re all so busy with tasks, aren’t we?  We take care of the things in front of us.  If we were in a forest we would be watching each individual tree to make it through the forest.  We wouldn’t look … [Read more…]

Posted in: Life Coaching Tagged: bushes, career, college, destination, forest, high school., infertility, journey, kudzu, little stream, married, misery, mother, muddy slope, obstacle, roots, take a breath, task, teenager, trees, virgin, walking, woods

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