PinnedJackie Madden HaughinCrow’s FeetI’m Surrounded by CriticsOh, the joys of parenthood when your children feel they know what’s best for you.·3 min read·Aug 16, 2021--17--17
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…4 min read·Jul 30, 2021--12--12
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…5 min read·Jul 30, 2021--5--5
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…·4 min read·Aug 2, 2021--6--6
Jackie Madden HaughinILLUMINATIONThe Tears of a MotherThe Years of Endless Tears·4 min read·May 14, 2023--1--1
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…·5 min read·Aug 28, 2022--2--2
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…·3 min read·Jun 30, 2022--3--3
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…·5 min read·Jun 23, 2022--2--2
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…·4 min read·Apr 15, 2022--2--2