Life Shows You Your Calling

This is an excerpt from my book, Halfway There: Lessons at Midlife. I hope you enjoy this sample!…


Lessons from Audrey Hepburn

Last year I finished a biography of Audrey Hepburn and overall it was a delight. I’ve never…


The Riot

The Riot by Elizabeth C. Haynes Flushing skin. A tinge at the ears on my pale, olive complexion.…


Hidden Prejudices

When I was twenty-nine years old, I began a rather harrowing year as a public school teacher (okay,…


A Broken Shell

Today’s post may not be exactly like one of my normal blogs, but it’s something I want to talk…


I'm Too Old for That

Recently I stopped into Dillard’s with my husband while we were taking a lap around the mall after…


The Whispers of Youth

This weekend we went to a jazz festival up north of Dallas, in Denton, near the University of North…


The Terror of Unemployment

I turned on the AC today for the first time in a while because the temperature hit 87 degrees here…


How Grace and Frankie Changed My Life

I first saw the show Grace and Frankie while visiting a friend about a year and a half ago. She…


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