The Sage Forum

Old Thoughts

The newsletter of author and speaker Michelle Van Loon

Prayers of Attention

We are minimalist, monogamous, midlife nomads who sold it all to travel the world in a big yellow adventure truck we built ourselves. I'm a storyteller, not a trip-planner. Ride along as I observe, process, and learn. We refuse to live in fear.

Practical ideas and encouraging devotions as you transition into a reimagined new season of life, otherwise known as retirement.

Thoughts about the books I'm reading and the grace I'm receiving; parenting and life in the empty nest; aging and adjusting to chronic illness.

Midlife Faith is a group for Christian women who are looking for encouragement and hope in the hard stuff of life--adult (ish) children, the (nearly) empty nest, aging parents, job transitions, divorce, church challenges, health issues, and more.

A collective of writers exploring faith, life, loss, and light.

For women with questions on the Bible and the women who helped build the early Church, this is theology for Question Girls

Engaging in the conversation because every voice matters.

A weekly letter for the frantic strivers, serial doers, and weary achievers. We're learning the goodness of rest, the practice of prayer, and the miracle of going slow.

A newsletter about Christian faith, biblical scholarship, and contemporary issues.

Honest musing on how faith is meant to affect everything.

Reflections and resources to help us on the road home.