My Midlife Project

Remodeling a Middle-Aged Mom

Mother, May I Skip the Month of May?

Today is my grandma’s birthday. It’s too bad she isn’t here to celebrate. She always loved cake and ice cream…

Maybe that’s why I do, too.

On the 80th Anniversary of My Mother’s Birth

Today is my mother’s 80th birthday. Unfortunately, she passed away nearly 4 years ago, so I can’t tell her “Happy Birthday” except in a whispered prayer. Mom miraculously lived for 18 years after developing viral cardiomyopathy. Five years after her diagnosis, she survived sudden cardiac arrest at home – twice. She was a stubborn woman […]