PinnedJackie Madden HaughinCrow’s Feet: Life As We AgeI’m Surrounded by CriticsOh, the joys of parenthood when your children feel they know what’s best for you.Aug 16, 202117Aug 16, 202117
PinnedJackie Madden HaughMiracles Happen — MWC DeathAs I walked the hospice doctor to the front door, a question burned inside. Dad was entering the final phase of his life, and he’d…Jul 30, 202112Jul 30, 202112
PinnedJackie Madden HaughThe Precious CircleAs my mother told me the same story for the third time in two hours, I found myself sighing in frustration. What’s wrong with her? my…Jul 30, 20215Jul 30, 20215
PinnedJackie Madden HaughFeelings Aren’t FactsAs I walked by my bedroom, I noticed my mother doing something that made me stop and stare. With fingers strategically place on her…Aug 2, 20216Aug 2, 20216
Jackie Madden HaughinILLUMINATIONThe Tears of a MotherThe Years of Endless TearsMay 14, 20231May 14, 20231
Jackie Madden HaughinILLUMINATIONThere’s Always Tomorrow — until one day it doesn’t come“Okay, who ate the last Snickers bar?” I yelled at my girlfriends, hovering like vultures over the coffee table laden with junk food. It…Aug 28, 20222Aug 28, 20222
Jackie Madden HaughinILLUMINATIONHow to CopeWith Unanswered Prayers-and learn to live with what the Universe wants for us instead“Now I lay me down to sleep. Bless Mommy and Daddy, make my brothers stop bugging me, and God, please, please, don’t let Elvis Presley…Jun 30, 20224Jun 30, 20224
Jackie Madden HaughinBoomers, Bitches, and BabesWhen I Die, I Want to Come Back as My Children — but before I leave, I have some lessons still to…Waving goodbye to my daughters as they boarded a plane for three weeks on an all expenses paid trip to visit their brother in Barcelona, I…Jun 23, 20222Jun 23, 20222
Jackie Madden HaughinILLUMINATIONMoney Comes, Money Goes, but it’s the emphasis we put on it that makes all the difference“Crap, how do I pay all these bills this month,” I cried out loud, looking at my dwindling checkbook. A recent real estate deal I was…Apr 15, 20222Apr 15, 20222