“Have we met before?” the words rasped in a high pitch from her tightly curled lips. My mother and I nodded our usual response to the same query that we heard every night. At precisely... Read more >>

I'm a mom to six-year-old twins. Never before in my life had I gone through such a crash-course on the lessons of living! Did I mention that I was pregnant with these twins at forty-two years of... Read more >>

The doctor pursed his lips. His voice softened when he repeated that I was almost three months pregnant. “Impossible,” I shouted. “I’m forty-four years old.” I shuddered.... Read more >>

I am not one to make New Year’s resolutions. I think I’m fine just the way I am, thank you very much. That said, I suppose I did “resolve” to give up my daily (and I do mean... Read more >>

Test: You’re reading this right? Are you really thinking about what I’m going to write or are you thinking about something else? No? You’re thinking what the hell is she talking... Read more >>

It’s weird; oh really true; weirdly true . . . the silly and funny things that cross your mind. I am a huge fan of Calvin and Hobbes’ comic and every time I read a strip, I find myself... Read more >>

I seem to constantly catch “flashes” of life lessons while driving in my car. My encounter with an osprey was a flash into my literal vision as well as an “aha” entry into my... Read more >>

“When you first encounter doubt, assume the best. Because without fact or ‘certain’ knowledge it is simply a figment of your imagination that negatively controls your thoughts,... Read more >>

The new glasses felt funny on her face. Not bad, exactly. Just like something different that catches your attention. Like a different brand of margarine, or when a razor has dulled itself into nicks... Read more >>

At this point in my life, I often wonder if I will be able to leave any wisdom behind. I have not lived an exemplary life, have made a few wrong turns here and there, but does that mean my... Read more >>