Finishing Life Well encourages midlifers and beyond to live their later years in an inspired way and leave a multi-generational legacy.
There is a promise implied in the name—we can actually finish well in life no matter what circumstances we are facing!
This is possible even though many hard realities crowd in on us during the midlife and beyond years. Here are some big ones:
- Regrets and disappointments
- Crisis of faith – “God, where are you?”
- Marriage problems
- Financial difficulties
- Employment challenges
- Health issues
- Adult children struggles
- Long-distance grandparenting
- Aging parent concerns
These hard realities loom like mountains blocking our path. Yet, there is still a way through them. In fact, our years of greatest influence are before us, not behind us! This may take some rethinking on our part, but that is the kind of future we believe in.
Finishing Life Well believes we don’t journey alone. A close dependency on God gives us the courage to press ahead and see Him move our mountains. He promises to hold us by the hand and watch over us each day (Isaiah 42:6). And we also need fellow believers who will join us on the journey.
We also welcome pithy quotes about finishing life well and leaving a lasting legacy.
Our Facebook page is another place to find encouragement on the path to finish well.
Your comments and insights are always welcome.
Bruce Peppin
I’ve had a passion for a long time to encourage midlifers and beyond to live their later years in an inspired way. It resulted from my difficult experiences in midlife when I hit a personal wall back in 2000. I wasn’t sure I could keep my marriage and family together or my faith intact. Thankfully, I got through that deep valley with God’s help and some faithful friends.
An overriding question for me at the time was “How can anyone finish well in life?” and more importantly, “How can I finish well for the Lord?”
After more than a decade of studying the Bible on this topic, I discovered many compelling principles and insights about successfully navigating through the obstacles (i.e. mountains) of the midlife and beyond season. I put them into a book called The Best Is Yet to Be—Moving Mountains in Midlife. If you pick up a copy, I hope its message will encourage you that your best years are still to come!
I have been married almost 40 years and have a grown son, daughter, a daughter-in-law and five grandchildren. I enjoy having the grandfather label, riding a mountain bike, reading great books and drinking coffee with friends.
I received a Master of Divinity degree from Talbot School of Theology and a Bachelors degree in Business Administration.
I think we all have the life experience to know that we are members of a large association called the “Company of the Broken.” When we realize that, we’re ready for God to do great things through our life.