It’s Thanksgiving Day! I have so many things to be thankful for this year. My children are happy and healthy and so are my parents. I’m particularly thankful that my parents are doing so well…

I think I graduated.
It has been four years now.
That’s how long it took me to graduate from high school. That’s how long it took me to graduate from college.
And while I’m sure I’ll need the occasional continuing education class, I’m pretty sure that I graduated from…

I’ve lived my entire life in places that are prone to severe storms. I’m pretty blasé about the whole thing. Storms come, stuff gets damaged, eventually the power comes back on, the mess gets cleaned up, and then life goes on. But life doesn’t go on for some people.

The recent tornados reminded me once again how powerful wind can be…how powerless we all are in the face of a destructive storm. How do you respond?

Like many Americans, I find myself profoundly shaken by the tragedy in Boston. We’ve had too many of these. Too many senseless deaths. I think this one hits home more than many because it could have been me…

Today, divorce is becoming more and more common for those of us who have reached midlife. Like many women my age, I have been there and done that, but I am on the path to recovery. For me, the first step in recovery from my midlife divorce was to find a good…