Deborah Turner (TheLastBabyBoomer)

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I am proud to be a Baby Boomer, and lucky enough to be one of the last in a long line of this great generation. We are unlike any that came before us ... and much different than those who will follow. I vividly remember the Beatles, and Woodstock, but more realistically came of age to the music of Cat Stevens, Three Dog Night, the Eagles, and REO Speedwagon. I remember where I was when Jim Croce’s plane crashed, and when “video killed the radio star” on MTV. Bruce Springsteen was still the Boss, and a little ditty about Jack and Diane was number one on the radio. I remember who I was with on the night John Lennon was killed, lived through 9-11, and even know the meaning of a hanging chad.

Throughout it all I have lived life to the best of my ability, raised three children, worked outside of the home, been married for over a quarter of a century, and reinvented myself along the journey. I sit sandwiched in between the Greatest Generation of all, and the new Millennials. What a journey it has been.

My bookstore shows a variety of my writing. Monday's Child and several children's books are available, and Tuesday's Child is in the building stage. My confessions of a Monday dieter idea came to me through years of yo-yo dieting and realizing that we all share the same struggles.

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In the Spotlight

Middlescents

My generation had front row seats to see everything from John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, the civil rights movement, and Rosa Parks, to Vietnam, equal rights for woman, and sadly even 9 – 11. We huddled as a family around the TV set watching everything from the birth of “Little Ricky” on the I Love Lucy show, to the funeral of Robert F. Kennedy.

In the Spotlight

God's Gift

I came crawling back empty and used. I returned His most precious gift to Him. Instead of being angry that I abused it, instead of turning me away, He welcomed me with opened arms. I felt unworthy, yet overwhelmingly grateful.

In the Spotlight

A Work in Progress

God asked me to be His canvas. I looked back in wonder and asked … why?

In the Spotlight

Barbie doesn't live here anymore

If only life could still be as simple as it was in the Barbie dream house. Heroes and villains were clear cut, and the Princess always found her Prince. Children believed that they could become anything that they wanted to become. Continue »

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  Christian Living

  A Glimpse of Jesus

  22 months ago

  The next time someone stops the elevator for you, picks up something that you just dropped, or perhaps just smiles when you really need a smile … think of Jesus. This world is really full of reminders of what Jesus would have done. We just need to be aware of it, and try to pay it forward.

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  Christian Living

  God's Gift

  5 years ago

  I came crawling back empty and used. I returned His most precious gift to Him. Instead of being angry that I abused it, instead of turning me away, He welcomed me with opened arms. I felt unworthy, yet overwhelmingly grateful.

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  Death & Loss of Life

  The Old Man On The Porch

  2 years ago

  How do you watch someone that you love just fade away? I knew full well that in a short time he would be gone. I felt selfish for wanting to keep him with us. I could sense his sadness, I don't think that he wanted to go. Yet, he too knew that it wouldn't be long.

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  Christian Living

  A Work in Progress

  6 years ago

  God asked me to be His canvas. I looked back in wonder and asked … why?

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  Genealogy, Family History & Family Trees

  The Last Baby Boomer

  4 years ago

  Some people are Generation Z’s (2001 – present). Some people are Millennials (1980 – 2000). Some people may even be Gen X’rs (1965 -1979). I myself am proud to say that I am a Baby Boomer … even if I am one of the last Baby Boomers. Baby Boomers were born between the years 1945 – 1964. We grew...

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  letterpile.com

  Barbie doesn't live here anymore

  9 months ago

  If only life could still be as simple as it was in the Barbie dream house. Heroes and villains were clear cut, and the Princess always found her Prince. Children believed that they could become anything that they wanted to become. Unfortunately as adults they must learn that the lines between hero...

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  Women's Health

  If the Shoe Fits

  22 months ago

  You see we all have to try on our own shoes for size. Some of us try to squeeze ourselves into something that does not fit. Some of us don’t have the ambition to try on anything other than a pair of bedroom slippers. Some of us try to wear too many different kinds of shoes, but I have learned that...

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  Women's Body Image

  Middlescents

  5 years ago

  My generation had front row seats to see everything from John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, the civil rights movement, and Rosa Parks, to Vietnam, equal rights for woman, and sadly even 9 – 11. We huddled as a family around the TV set watching everything from the birth of “Little Ricky” on the I...