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As a child, if you get a burn, you quickly learn not to touch fire. Cut yourself with a knife, and you learn to steer clear of the blade when cutting. We don’t forget the pain we experience [...]

I am a Mother because…. I am a Mother because I am chosen. I am a Mother because I am strong. I am a Mother because I can love. I am a Mother because I can nurture. I am a Mother because I [...]

When The Next Gentleman asked us what we, as women in our 40’s, have learned from dating and what we want in a romantic relationship, we tapped our fingers on our desk and pondered a [...]

A new year, a clean slate and a long list of goals to achieve. I know I am not alone. Everyone feels refreshed in the new year. Well, almost everyone, and if you don’t it is okay we are in [...]

This personal essay was first published on July 4, 2016. Happy birthday America! What a wonderful holiday – the celebration of our Independence as a nation! The 4th of July represents the [...]

“No one is going to hit you harder than life will.” – Rocky Balboa We all experience that blow behind the knees at one time or another. Some get hit harder than others, but we [...]

SINGLE: unmarried or not involved in a stable sexual relationship. According to Google, the words above describe the second definition for the word single. Does anyone else find this hilarious? I [...]

We are not built to be sedentary. We are not meant to be alone. We are pack animals, and we are meant to move. Given the way we live today, many of us are blind to these primal traits. But if we [...]

The above picture makes me both smile and feel a pang in my heart. Smile, because it is of Garry and me when we still had hope (only six months after his cancer diagnosis in 2012). Sad, because [...]

Here we are hauties- December! Can you believe it? D-E-C-E-M-B-E-R. Personally, it’s boggled my mind like a gigantic JENGA puzzle that just crumbled after a colossal stack. But, I guess [...]