Jean Marie Johnson

It was late last summer, the first week of school. Kids waited for their school buses, heads-down, in their phones. The light was different, and so was the air. I

My fur babies, “my girls,” have passed over the Rainbow Bridge.  Feisty Madam Butterfly was a piece of work from the get-go. Spawned in a puppy mill and caged in

We both knew that with my relocation to the South, things would be different. A mere three  months in and it was already the holiday season. “You’re coming for Christmas,

When summer emerges in all its verdant glory, my kitchen windowsill sports three glasses: one green one golden one lavender Each is a vessel for something from my piece of

“Don’t pray for better days, pray for a better attitude to withstand uncertain days” – Mac Duke, The Strategist The recent pandemic taught us more than we ever wanted –

Did you know : there are 53 million family caregivers in the US? 61% of caregivers are women? adults ages 45 to 64 are the most likely to be caregivers?

While I like to think that I’ve made a lot of hard-won progress in terms of spontaneity, my heart sank in recognition when what I read in Psychology Today sounded

This past summer, I made a bad decision. Okay, to be more kind, it was a “poor” decision. Once made, I couldn’t change it, and I have lived with the

There are few words as “loaded” as forgiveness. We hear it, we nod in recognition, and think: Why is it so hard? Or I know I should forgive, but… The