Once I was bound by sin’s galling fetters, Chained like a slave I struggled in vain; But I received a glorious freedom, When Jesus broke my fetters in twain. –Haldor Lillenas (1885-1959) Bettina Di Fiore came into my life through answered prayer and divine appointment. I was preparing for and dreaming about my sweet Bridgy’s […]
Study Finds Gen X, Millennial Women Have Lost Ground
The level of well-being of young American women rose significantly for members of the Baby Boomer generation but hit a wall in generations that followed, the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) concludes in a landmark new report. In a PRB Population Bulletin, “Losing Ground: Young Women’s Well-Being Across Generations in the United States,” analysts present a […]
Gen X Mom Ponders Middle Age
The Pasadena Star News has published an article on Generation X as the Sandwich Generation. It features a 42-year-old single mom who is raising two kids while living with her mom. The most Gen X thing about this video interview with Aimee Wyatt is that she is wearing a plaid flannel shirt and doesn’t know […]
Generation X, Abortion and the Pro-Life Generation
According to an online archive citing statistics from the Centers for Disease Control, 12,517,320 abortions occurred in the United States during the birth years of Generation X (1961-1981). There was a sharp rise in 1973, following Roe vs. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized the procedure to end unwanted or life-threatening pregnancies. Since 2007, […]
Guest Post: 5 things you can do to prevent child sexual abuse
The following is a guest post from Joelle Casteix, author of The Well-Armored Child: A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Sexual Abuse, due out September 15. I’ve written about childhood sexual assault many times on this blog, particularly as it relates to Generation X, so be sure to review the related posts section at this end of this article. It’s […]
Midlife Crisis Infographic
A New Generation of Mean Girls
The Bravo TV network recently announced that they are adapting the 1988 Generation X cult classic Heathers as a scripted series. In case you didn’t see it, Heathers was a movie about four girls – three of whom were named Heather. They ruled the roost at Westerburg High School, Ohio. The fourth girl, Veronica, was […]