Musings from the Midlife

As I’ve watched the protests following the horrific murder of George Floyd, I have been disturbed by the images of the looting and vandalism...

Whenever there is a mass shooting, I feel like I have been punched in the gut.  That sick feeling alternates from pain in my chest to churni...

The clouds started building as they have so often in recent weeks.  Dark storm clouds piled up on the horizon threatening rain.  I tracked t...

My mom turned 84 a little over a month ago.  It was a milestone worth celebrating. When I visited with her in November I sadly thought she ...

Spring, glorious spring- here at last! Each year I wait impatiently for the arrival of spring. Although the weather this winter has been bea...

Unusual noise and chaos woke me up early this past weekend.   It didn't take long for my sleepy eyes to see a large moving truck parked ...

I am not one to make New Year's resolutions, but in recent years I have chosen a word of the year.  This word is a way to focus my thoug...