I keep telling people that if I had known how great grandchildren are, I would have had them first! I am a mom times five and a grandmother times eight! These numbers include my stepdaughter and two stepsons, who between them have given my husband and me seven grandchildren. Please note here that I did…
I have shared the somewhat scary truths about the change in my two previous posts, but now we must go deeper. Another unexpected change that I have found to be very common as women age is that, as women embrace a new keep-it-simple mindset, we also desire for only things that actually matter to matter.…
Based on my experience and conversations with several women in my life, I have discovered a second element to “the change” (refer to part 1) that I find more surprising and significant. Maybe you have experienced this as well. I feel pretty accurate in thinking that on average, young adult women are more likely to…
If you are a woman (and probably true for you gentlemen), I know what you immediately thought upon reading this title: Menopause. And you would be correct. Yes, menopause is “the change” to which I refer. For me it began with a gradual change in body temperature. For over 40 years, I was always cold.…
If I may be so bold, I believe every woman has at least one female in her life that she refers to, and more importantly, feels emotional connection to, as a sister. The term “sister” is widely used to express a variety of relationships we have with a girl or woman. When you hear or…
When my daughter was in 4th grade, I spoke to her teacher about challenges I was having with her on schoolwork. Her teacher shared her observations and suggested that perhaps my daughter had ADD. We soon determined, with our pediatrician, that she did. At that time, I knew very little about attention deficit disorder and…
This blog and this post are both dedicated to our mom, Madeline. When my sister Sandy and I were younger, an ad came out for some movie…totally can’t remember what it was, but the ad had the line “This is our mom. Pray for us”. At the time, we thought it was hilarious. Whenever Mom…
When my generation of cousins was busy raising our kids, there was a long stretch of time (about 7 years, actually) when some of us didn’t see each other. It was not anyone’s fault. We live far away from each other, and flying is not always feasible, especially with young kids. So, when we did…
I keep telling people that if I had known how great grandchildren are, I would have had them first! I am a mom times five and a grandmother times eight! These numbers include my stepdaughter and two stepsons, who between them have given my husband and me seven grandchildren. Please note here that I did…
I have shared the somewhat scary truths about the change in my two previous posts, but now we must go deeper. Another unexpected change that I have found to be very common as women age is that, as women embrace a new keep-it-simple mindset, we also desire for only things that actually matter to matter.…
Based on my experience and conversations with several women in my life, I have discovered a second element to “the change” (refer to part 1) that I find more surprising and significant. Maybe you have experienced this as well. I feel pretty accurate in thinking that on average, young adult women are more likely to…
If you are a woman (and probably true for you gentlemen), I know what you immediately thought upon reading this title: Menopause. And you would be correct. Yes, menopause is “the change” to which I refer. For me it began with a gradual change in body temperature. For over 40 years, I was always cold.…
If I may be so bold, I believe every woman has at least one female in her life that she refers to, and more importantly, feels emotional connection to, as a sister. The term “sister” is widely used to express a variety of relationships we have with a girl or woman. When you hear or…
When my daughter was in 4th grade, I spoke to her teacher about challenges I was having with her on schoolwork. Her teacher shared her observations and suggested that perhaps my daughter had ADD. We soon determined, with our pediatrician, that she did. At that time, I knew very little about attention deficit disorder and…
This blog and this post are both dedicated to our mom, Madeline. When my sister Sandy and I were younger, an ad came out for some movie…totally can’t remember what it was, but the ad had the line “This is our mom. Pray for us”. At the time, we thought it was hilarious. Whenever Mom…
When my generation of cousins was busy raising our kids, there was a long stretch of time (about 7 years, actually) when some of us didn’t see each other. It was not anyone’s fault. We live far away from each other, and flying is not always feasible, especially with young kids. So, when we did…