I Didn’t Have a Leg to Stand On
The day before I was to have both of my knees replaced, I wrote out a list of reasons that I was having the surgery done. The list included things like, “playing with the...
Category: transitions
Treasures and Trinkets
For the past month we have been combing through countless family treasures at my Mom’s house; deciding which pieces need to stay in the family and which pieces can find a new home. Along...
Diamonds of Life
I ran into a long-time friend at a restaurant last night after not seeing each other for several years. A few minutes into our conversation she mused; “What happened?” She was referring to a...
Character Builders
“Just think of it as a character builder.” The words rolled around in my head as I drove to yet another meeting that I really didn’t want to attend at all. My mind quickly...
What Binds Us Together
There is such a wonderful comradery amongst people in the empty nest stage of life. Day after day I am reminded of the importance of mutual support and understanding as we all make an...
And Let it Begin With Me
Last week I attended a concert with my husband, who was one of the performers on the program. The concert ended with everyone in the auditorium holding hands and raising voices together to sing...
The New Normal
It can happen in a matter of minutes or over a long period of time; but often we find ourselves experiencing a “new normal.” Things have coasted along fairly smoothly for a period of...
Go Ahead, Dish it out: Gratitude
Social media has been blowing up recently with articles that focus on so many negative things that have been happening in our world. We aggressively post “open letters” written by folks to prove one...
Frightened by Empty Nest Holidays?
Our lunchtime conversation today turned to the fact that Halloween Day means the launch of Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas movie season. Admittedly we were laughing at ourselves, as year after year we are drawn...
When Life Gives You Lemons? Not Today.
Usually I am a glass-half-full of lemonade kind of girl. Lemonade, in fact, that I made myself from life’s lemons. I try to be optimistic as much as possible, and try to help others...
