by Monica Vest Wheeler | Jan 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
As a historian and journalist most of my life, I pledged to research, examine and report facts. I may have left the newspaper field 30 years ago, but I’ve never abandoned truth, justice and the American way … at least reality. In those roles, I was trained and...
by Monica Vest Wheeler | Jan 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
What if we treated life like the lyrics to a song … actually listening to the words instead of being swept away by the rhythm … slowing, not accelerating, the beat of our heart and soul … I’m a child of late 1960s and decade-long 1970s music. Shudder … Speaking...
by Monica Vest Wheeler | Jan 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
My husband Roger has been driving me a bit batty for the last year as he seemed to talk non-stop about turning a landmark age … gonna do this, need to do that … Unfortunately, that birthday had a shitty start because of ME. I didn’t say things the right way....
by Monica Vest Wheeler | Jan 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
While we muddle through many days without upheaval or life-altering events, certain calendar dates signal an abundance of emotions or an opportunity to reflect. January 7 is one of those. My parents divorced on that day in 1982, Mom had some major challenges on...
by Monica Vest Wheeler | Jan 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Friday morning, December 31, 2021, wasn’t the way I had expected to end the year … going to a funeral of someone I’d known a quarter century. I planned to go through the line and leave, but a dear friend was already seated in the back, expecting me. No way I could...
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