Treasuring the Extended Family: Gaining New People to Love
Reading Time: 2-3 minutes I married my lovely husband, David, about four months ago. I had only met my in-laws once before the wedding, but I knew I was marrying into a good family. On our first date...
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Reading Time: 2-3 minutes Not everything after a death is about grief and loss. A death can actually open doors that have been closed for generations. Lida and Gene Wedding When Mom and Dad were...
View ArticleRETIREMENT “LIVING”?
A TALE OF TWO GRANDMOTHERS DELLA Image via centenarian.com My maternal grandmother lived in a small, overheated apartment, seldom venturing outside even though she lived beside a large and lovely city...
View ArticleHEALTH CARE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS: LAUGHTER STILL BEST
Retirement living is what you make it. Here is yet another example of how great art can transform lives. I laughed ’til I cried.… MoreThe post HEALTH CARE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS: LAUGHTER STILL BEST...
View ArticleCELEBRATING LIFE AND DEATH
Lida Today is the second anniversary of my mother’s death. It is not a day of mourning so much as a day of reflection. CELEBRATING A LIFE I miss my mother every day. She wasn’t the greatest mother...
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The Icy Grip of Winter by John Collins Winter and the Wish for Spring Yup. It snowed again today. Gorgeous, but it is time for something besides cold winds and icy sidewalks. We are all tired of it....
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