It's never too late and you're never too old

"You're never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." - C.S. Lewis

"Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind." - Jackie Joyner-Kersee

"Don't let yesterday use up too much of today." - Will Rogers

"It's never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you're proud of, and if you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start over." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

I loved this movie. All of the scenes were gorgeous, the cinematography beautiful, and the clothes fabulous. Wikipedia called it an "epic romance fantasy" and I thought that was an apt description.

And being a fantasy, there were lots of stretch your imagination things going on, but here's the most believable and also the thing I loved most about the movie: the reason that Ellis and his father both fell in love with Adeline, aside from her beauty, was because she was wise/smart/educated. They might not have loved her and been so intrigued with her if they had known her when she was really twenty-nine. Ellis really fell in love with the soul of a 107 year old and his father had loved her when she was in her fifties.

Which brings up some interesting thoughts. As we age, are we growing, learning and becoming more and more interesting and interested in the things around us? And if not, why not? How many of us really believe that death is the end? Does anyone? Our bodies age, but our spirits don't.

And what if our bodies didn't age? Would we take better care of them? Would we take better care of our things? I loved the vintage clothing Adaline wore, and I'm not saying that we need to stay stuck in our peddle-pushers and poodle skirts, but when you think about it, isn't the rotating fashion silly? Hip hugging jeans or high-waist pants--does any of that really matter?

Which begs the question, the big question--what does matter? What is really worth our time and attention?

And that's why I loved this movie. It made me think. It made me question things I hadn't really thought of before. And yes, it was fantasy, but real life can be pretty fantastic, too. We just have to make it that way.

This week, my box set of Better Late Romances is on sale: three love stories for only .99 cents. All of the couples find their happily ever afters over fifty. Love to the final chapter--when it's needed the most.

True love is ageless...


Half-Baked

Maggie Milne has everything she needs—a loving family, a delightful bakery, good books, and cat food.

But when Stephen Fox, a health food nut, opens a sporting goods store and café across the street and some of Maggie’s loyal customers begin to replace their morning donuts with gluten-free grub, Maggie’s ire, as well as her yeasty rolls, begins to rise.

It’s double- chocolate donuts meets kefir. Can two fifty-somethings from separate grocery store aisles overcome their differences?

The Christmas Swindle

Aspiring author Lauren Hallstrom has one objective: destroy the publishing house that scammed her out of her money and her dreams. Unfortunately, an aggressive poodle gets in her way, and sends her scrambling for refuge on the sports car parked beside the cutest guy she's ever encountered.

From the moment nerdy scientist Ron Walsh spots Lauren sprawled on top of his brother-in-law’s vintage T-Bird, he knows she's the girl for him. Too bad his unruly canine injured Lauren's pride, and, even worse, his mom is the cause of Lauren’s financial crisis.

Ron sets out to right his mother’s wrongs, tame the poodle, and win Lauren’s heart, but he needs more than his billions of dollars—he needs a Christmas miracle.

The Rainforest Rendezvous

Despite two of her grown children having time traveled, DeeDee refuses to believe the Witching Well legends. Sending people back through time? Finding true love? She’s not young and dumb.

When Witching Well water is slipped into her tea, DeeDee is cast afloat in a timeless adventure to the Brazilian Rainforest. She meets herds of capybaras, pink dolphins, and Liam Hastings, a World War One fighter pilot in search of the mythical Lost City of the Caesars.

Desperate to return to her real life, she bribes Liam to take her home. Thrown together in impossible situations, Liam and DeeDee are pitted in a race against not only villains but time itself.

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"It's never too late to be what you might have been." - George Eliot

Maybe you didn't find love when you were young and dumb. Maybe your first love left this life too soon. That doesn't mean love can't be found again. (Even if it's only between the pages of a book.)