“The Middle Place” is that sliver of time when you’re caring for your own family while also taking on responsibilities for aging parents.

In a world where it seems we text more than we talk - I have experienced times where a well meaning message was interpreted in a way that it wasn’t intended. I think I text the way that I talk but, not long ago I sent a message and the intonation I intended versus the intonation the receiver read it were completely different. I remember reading the message to my sister and asking how it was possible that my message could be misunderstood. My sister read it back to me with a d

So here it is. One phrase. The one distilled nugget of wisdom to come from my 19+ years...