Meet Later in Life Mom: Laurie Gelman
September 14th, 2017
AGE: 53 RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Very Happily Married RESIDENCE: New York City DAUGHTERS’ NAMES/AGES: Jamie, 16 Misha, 13 Laurie Gelman was born and raised in the Great White North. She spent 25 years as a broadcaster in both Canada and the United States before trying her hand at writing novels. Laurie lives in New York City with ...
Lonely in LA….and lovin’ it! by Wendy Sue Noah
April 20th, 2016
Oh, how I love paradoxes, and how they help me and others step out of the “what’s normal” box. How can I be lonely and loving it, you ask? Good question! First, a little background for you. I am a social butterfly. Literally! My 13-year old son, Zak, asked me in ...
Meet Later Mom Filmmakers of Pushing Motherhood: Sybil Azur and Linda Cevallos-French
October 1st, 2015
While I have yet to watch the new (81 minute) feature film documentary from Tempo Entertainment, Pushing Motherhood (now on Vimeo on Demand), it certainly sounds compelling, and I wanted to share a Q&A with the two filmmaker later moms. It tells the true story of best friends embarking on ...
Meet Later Mom: Author Linda Goodnight
April 1st, 2015
NAME: Linda Goodnight AGE: 65 RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married RESIDENCE: Oklahoma CHILDREN’S NAMES/AGES: Victoria, 14, Masha, 18 and six more! Linda Goodnight is the award-winning, bestselling author of nearly fifty novels, including her latest, The Memory House. Her books center on broken people, the power of family and love, healing and redemption. She’s been a teacher ...
Meet Later in Life Mother Joan Lunden
November 5th, 2013
AGE: 62 MARITAL STATUS: Married RESIDENCE: Greenwich, CT HUSBAND’S NAME: Jeff Konigsberg CHILDREN’S NAMES/AGES: Jamie – 31, Lindsay – 29, Sarah – 25, Kate and Max – 9, Jack and Kimberly – 7 Joan Lunden exemplifies today’s modern working woman. Since hosting ABC’s Good Morning America for nearly two decades, making her the longest running ...
August 2013 Profile: Nina Davenport
August 1st, 2013
YOUR NAME: Nina Davenport AGE: 46 RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single RESIDENCE: Brooklyn, NY CHILD’S NAME/AGE: Jasper, 4 I'm a documentary filmmaker. My most recent film, FIRST COMES LOVE, premiered on HBO July 29th: www.firstcomeslovemovie.com What does your child think of your work? What led you to make your film, and what is the message you want viewers ...
Raising Sensitive Boys by Maureen Healy
January 27th, 2013
Does your son cry often? Or pull out all the tags from his shirts? Is he a picky eater? Does he prefer quiet play? Has he ever been labeled as “shy” or “overly sensitive” by someone close to him? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may ...
The New Kid on the Block Shares Her Story by Jean Marie Keenan-Johnston
January 13th, 2013
Even as a child, I'd always had a plan, and with every plan came hard work and luckily immediate success. After spending a glorious year with my favorite teacher in the fifth grade, I decided that I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. I worked as hard ...
Bloomin’ Mom: The Most Wonderful Time of The Year – By Catrina Chatelain, MLTS Blogger
December 17th, 2012
Despite the stress that is second nature to the holiday season, it remains my favorite time of year. For our family, it begins the night before Thanksgiving, when we kick-off the five or six week long celebration with a great bottle of wine and a 24-hour cooking session. It then ...
GUEST BLOG POST: Aging with Grace and Vitality by Claudia Spahr, later mom and author, Right Time Baby
July 8th, 2012
Are you also tired of hearing that stereo-typical comment; “Older mothers are selfish because they won’t be around long enough for their kids”? You know what? It’s actually NOT true. Studies show that if you have your child over 40 you’re four times more likely to reach the age of 100. Apart ...
