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Hey, Paula 
My birthday is November 18....you and I are almost exactly one year apart!
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So, I guess this is roll call??
I will be 43 on Karen E's and Kim's birthday 
I, too, have been waiting for this forum...........I have a thread in mind .......now, to find the time to post it!
Welcome, everybody! Glad we can all "grow wiser" together!
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benedicta wrote:
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My birthday is November 18....you and I are almost exactly one year apart! |
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Yes, but just remember that I am older!!!
And Mrs. K --- which one of us is older???
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Hi There-
I am so thankful to find this forum as well! I just turned 40 last October and I'm sort of "feeling it"! I have had people ask me if my 2 year old is my grandchild. My oldest is only 13 so I am not a grandma yet!
Quite honestly I am feeling like a scared little child because, though my dh and I are are committed to being open to life, I feel like I am maxed out. With age I find that I have MUCH less patience when I am lacking sleep and less patience in general! I have also felt my body changing and fell many more achy joints, etc. these last few years....
But just hearing about many of you that are still bearing little ones in your forties is very inspiring. I was whining to Chari that you don't often hear about Catholic women over 40's and their struggles or strengths with this issue.
I have even attended Women Of Grace Conferences and went away asking...Why aren't there Catholic Homeschooling Mom's of multiple children up there talking to us? hee hee
Please help! I am praying that Mother Mary give me strength to surrender and trust Her beloved Son.
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ds (Age 13); ds (age 7); dd (age 4); ds (age 2)
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I am turning 47 on March 27. I have 6 children 25yo - 5yo. 2 grown and out of the house, one of whom is married and expecting June 1st  The 4 still schooling are 16, 9, 7, 5!
I have a wonderful group of friends we have been educating our children with for 12yrs 
We are all over 40... and we are all experiencing this "age" thing this year ... struggling through the last year together (we school together 1/wk. This forum and the wonderful blogs many of you have has been a gift. Themes, books, and beautiful teas have helped us through our "down" time. I think this specific forum will be a tremendous help in many ways. So thank you for starting it.
"Grow old with me... the best is yet to be!" is also a favorite of mine!
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Love it!
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Tap, tap, tap
That's my cane rapping on the door 
I turned 43 in October. I loved my 30's. My 40's so far are nothing to write home about. Although my aunt assures me that it gets better.
Wiser? Phewww. I sure hope so, but there are some things that still need a lot of work.
I remember a long time ago asking my mom how it felt to be 40 and she told me that she didn't feel much different then when she was in her 20's. Sometimes I know what she meant.
I am looking forward to reading the posts in this forum.
I've been reading Fides et Ratio (in English) and perhaps this little prayer from Pope John Paul II would be fitting here for all of us seeking to find and share Wisdom:
"May Mary, Seat of Wisdom, be a sure haven for all who devote their lives to the search for wisdom. May their journey into wisdom, sure and final goal of all true knowing, be freed of every hindrance by the intercession of the one who, in giving birth to the Truth and treasuring it in her heart, has shared it forever with all the world."
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Joann-
What day are you in October? I am October 8th...
I saw that some other ladies had the same November birthday so thought I'd check!
Tiffany
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Sorry guys...I think I posted in the wrong place. My plea doesn't sound right in the "Growing in Wisdom" section!  Please bear with this newbie!
Tiffany
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Hello!
I am new to the 4real forum and I was so excited to see a place for Moms over 40. I will be 47 in October (yikes!) I have 4 daughters ages 16, 8, 6, and 3. I am definitely in the minority in our local homeschool group. I am the only Mom over 40 with little ones and the only Catholic!
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Turning 44 on March 24, when I read the wisdom bit, all I could think of was "It's a Wonderful Life," and the older man who tells Jimmy Stewart, as he is contemplating kissing Donna Reed, "youth is wasted on the wrong people!" Or something to that effect.
I am fortunate to have a couple other "over 40" moms with littles in my local hs group.
My own mum had me when she was 41, and she always said I kept her young. What a joy she was!
God Bless,
Stacy in MI
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I'm 42 this year, and once in a while see little glints of understanding I didn't have before, but still need a lot more wisdom! Fortunately, there are a few other ladies in their 40's and 50's in my hs group, but I'm equally inspired by the younger ladies who are so much farther along in the Faith than I was at their age. Sometimes, though, I forget that I'm 10-15 yrs older than many of them. Doesn't it seem like all homeschooling moms fit in well with each other regardless of age? But it is nice to talk to other moms at this end of the spectrum.
Grace (mom to Nick-16, Mary-13, Sam-8, Paul-5, Patrick-5
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Marcie -
When "last week" was your birthday? Mine is January 28.
Peace,
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"My own mum had me when she was 41, and she always said I kept her young. What a joy she was!"
My mom was 41 when she had me too. I am the youngest of seven children and I love it. The only draw back was losing her when I still so desperately needed my mom. She passed away at 75 and I was only 34...didn't even have my children then...she has missed so much of our lives...but I know that she has has seen us through so much too...from the 'other side'.
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Nancy,
My birthday is the 30th.
Happy belated birthday to you!!
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I'm another October birthday (15th), and turned 46 last year. I have three dds - 12, 8 and and the baby is almost 8 months.
I'm not sure I am growing in wisdom in my 40s, but I'm growing in pounds .
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I'm another October birthday (15th), and turned 46 last year. I have three dds - 12, 8 and and the baby is almost 8 months.
I'm not sure I am growing in wisdom in my 40s, but I'm growing in pounds .
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Kathryn UK wrote:
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Yes, yes, growing in pounds. When I turned 40, I was very svelte. However, at almost 48 (March 23), I am not there anymore. Something about "a moment on the lips, forever on the hips" kwim?  So maybe I am not growing any wiser.
I have three children--ds (14), dd (11), and our blessing through adoption ds (12). Everyone asks if my dd and ds are twins, we laugh and say no, that they are eight months apart and just smile. You should see the looks that we get.
I am glad to see this forum.
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Wow...I'm in great company here !
I'm 46 and my youngest is 2 1/2 and I got pregnant recently but lost a baby in Nov.
I belong to a book club that reads Catholic female authors and I'm the next to the youngest (almost the baby ). All 7 of us (except our single, consecrated friend) have homeschooled for 10-24 yrs. We get together every 6 wks. to pray, eat, drink wine and coffee and oh yeah....talk about the book . I highly recommend this kind of group (the only place where you really laugh out loud about your expanding wasteline and diminishing brain cells ).
It's great to be here; I'll be following along  
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Topic: Growing Older, Growing Wiser
