With the publication that gave me purpose. — Once I discovered my purpose, my life took off. However, finding my purpose took decades. But when I stepped on the path, I hit the ground running, not with my feet but with my fingers. I haven’t looked back! My purpose manifested in three ways: I became a Ninja Writer…

Middle-Pause is poised to ride the wave! — What do I mean? The global movement of Middle-Pause. An army of women in the middle marching across the earth making choices to create change–in their lives. Women in the middle of menopause who are agents of change. …

The mate you choose, chooses your life; Why didn’t anybody tell me this then? I wish I’d known before I was a wife; I’d made better choices way back when. My marriage vows cut me twice like a knife; How could I make the same mistake over again? I’d never…

The fairy tale doesn’t always end “happily ever after”. — (*Please, refresh!*) Welcome, Beloved! Today is all about love, dating, marriage, and then some. Six of eight articles were written in response to Marilyn Flower’s prompt on marriage. For instance, Sharon Johnson wanted to marry a Ken/doll groom in her fairy tale but never did. Barbara Carter managed to stay…

The mate you choose, chooses your life. — The mate you choose, chooses your life. The first time I heard this phrase was during a lamenting conversation about my marriage with a friend of mine several years ago. What? Why didn’t anybody tell me this before I got married? The revelation was disarming! I lost my breath and…

All it takes is one action, one step, and one prayer at a time. — Have you ever felt powerless? Circumstances or your feelings overwhelmed you. It seems that the things you say and do change nothing. That has been my experience for the last year. …

It’s time to focus on hope — (*Please, refresh!*) Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Today is the day for celebrating, feasting, donning the green of spring, and searching for that elusive pot ‘o gold on St. Patrick’s Day! I believe we need a little luck of the Irish in our world today! And hope. Well, let’s see, what…

Today, I chose all ya’ll! — (*Please, refresh!*) Welcome, Mighty Sister-Friends! Since March is Women’s History Month, we at Middle-Pause are set to honor women! Yay! Women are what MP is all about. It’s the reason you are reading this pub right now. However, many of you may not know how MP came to be. I’ve…

Henrietta Leavitt loved to dream and look down at glass stars; Now she has a rover named Leavitt exploring Mars.