
I have been wrestling with my lack of motivation. I am exhausted. From the outside, I probably appear to be managing quite well as I go through the motions of a busy, productive life. But underneath it all, I am grieving someone I deeply love while he is still beside me, and that realization has […]

It is fall, and once again I seem to be spending more and more time in my closet. Sitting on my pretty green ladder in that cozy little space, surrounded by belongings that have stories of their own, seems to bring out the writer in me. My beautiful shoes are lined up like little soldiers, […]

I am a mother and grandmother who lived through eight years of estrangement from my adult daughters and much of my family. Today, going on one year after our reconciliation, I can finally write those words from the other side. My family came home. I do not say that casually. I do not take it […]

Many women over 50 report feeling lonely and invisible, and if you’re wondering how not to be invisible after 50, the answer is to actively reclaim your visibility by building a positive, interesting life, staying socially engaged, trying new things, and grounding your confidence in inner beauty and self-worth rather than appearance alone. After a […]

One evening, while walking America on his late night walk, I found myself stargazing. I noticed a crescent shaped moon and one lone bright star in the sky. It looked as though they were touching. The sight was magnificent, peaceful, and full of wonder. For a moment, the world felt still, and I stood there […]