Aging Beauty
Turning 60, says the iconic Cybil Shepherd, on Oprah, was a turning point. "You decide what's really important in your life. "Now that she's older, Cybill says her definition of real beauty has changed. 'If we don't work to develop that depth...
Our Differences & What “Others ‘Think’”
As I’m writing this, I’m sitting in the dentist’s office waiting room. Grace, my teen daughter with autism, has been called back. I’m listening to the mostly unintelligible moans turned screams of an elementary school-aged boy, who, at the glance I stole when he...
Welcome Summer!
Hello, Summer. Welcome, old friend. I have a love-hate relationship with you. Summer, I realize I need you. I need you to remind me to slow down. You issued your luxurious reminder to me with gleefulness the first Monday after my daughter returned from her annual...
Age: Embrace It!
She's a beautiful woman. She's amazing. She's the kind of mother-superwoman, whom, in our hearts, many of us would aspire to become. She's the president of the PTSA, she's a diplomat, she speaks before the board, serves on every committee,...
“Fathers, Be Good to Your Daughters”
Lucky was the day I discovered the music and songwriting talent of John Mayer. (He's pretty hot, too.) Ahem....I realize he's been in some disturbing controversy in recent years. But the dude can write music. Recently I Googled the spelling of daughters--given...
Lessons Learned From Exhaustion
The Energizer Bunny ran out of batteries. Duh. And, I knew better. May came, the third art exhibit was hung, I went away for a private five day writer's retreat and I came back. Exhausted. The day after my return I went to my beloved gyn-nurse practitioner and...
Happy Birthday Grace Walker Goad: 18 Years Today!
"Persons with intellectual disability enjoy a special gift to emotionally connect with others on a deep level. May God let us, all, recognize and benefit from their God-given gifts. Persons with intellectual disability are 'blessed with a soul that is too...
