Margaret M. Kirk

HerStory
Elizabeth “Betty” Haas

June 25, 2023

Born to Fly!

When Betty expressed an interest in taking a flight, her father emphatically insisted, “No, no, you can’t go up!” At age nineteen Betty had a very different idea.

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Ilga Vise

June 18, 2023

Celebrating Ilga!

Since the day I met Ilga Vise, many years ago, I knew she was a very special woman, even though I did not know her story then.

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Book cover of "They Roared" by Margaret M. Kirk

June 11, 2023

I am back…sort of!

They Roared has been approved and will be available within 24 hours on Amazon. I will post more later, but just wanted to stay in touch!

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Fran Pearlmutter

May 28, 2023

Happy 100, Fran!!

Barbed-wire fences, barracks, and makeshift offices were everywhere. This college campus had become home to 10,000 code breakers.

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Margaret Phelan

May 21, 2023

Patience and Renewal

Margaret was ferrying an aircraft cross country, somewhere between Arizona and California, when she noticed smoke in the cockpit. Never a good sign she thought.

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Earth Mother illustration

May 7, 2023

Mothers

This morning I am thinking of my beautiful mother. She was one of the kindest, sweetest beings ever created. She was always generous, thinking of others, and had a delightful sense of humor. I miss her every day.

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Illustration of woman with animals

May 1, 2023

Grace, Goodness, and Gratitude

Last week was a pause and cause for reflection. I can’t help but wonder if Spirit sent those days so that I would pause and reflect.

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Old woman with flowers in nature

April 30, 2023

Growing Wiser

A wonderful recording of an interview with Elissa Epel by Tammi Simonds at Sounds True awakened me even more to how stress has been held in my body, especially over the past year or more.

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Photo of young black woman

April 9, 2023

Hope and Renewal

Maybe if we all redouble our own attempts to right some wrongs, do what we can, and not get weighed down by what we can’t control, things will change. We all do this in our own ways and in our own time.

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Illustration of fairy holding a box

April 9, 2023

Shifting Paradigms

There was a peace that came with those white blankets that covered us, but also a time for me to just be.

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