As the daughter of parents who struggled with the challenges of dementia, I am always on the lookout for brain matter. That is, info on how to keep the brain healthy and functioning until I step into eternity. I already know about nutrition and the importance of avoiding anything that leads to brain fog. Unfortunately, […]
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“The days are long but the years are short.” According to Google — that great know-it-all in cyberspace, Gretchen Rubin is the author of the above quote. It perfectly describes how it feels to jump into a new year. I wonder if Rubin is a harried mom who feels as if she is working a
During this turbulent year of so many worldwide problems, I still do my usual thank you’s: Thank you, God, for the food in my belly. So many people are hungry today. Thank you for the roof over my head. Many are homeless or displaced. Thank you for my son and daughter-in-love … always. Yet now,
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My deck umbrella waves in the slight spring wind as I sit under its shade. God has granted a beautiful morning and time for reflection. So beautiful outside yet not so lovely within. Still struggling with grief and questions about ‘tomorrow.’ Disgusted with myself that I cannot find even a drop of joy when I
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When it happens, it feels like a gift, a treasure to be guarded. Sometimes, I can read faces. This gifting started during a time when I worked for a nonprofit which helped women who had been abused. All sorts of abuse at different times in their lives. Their faces mirrored the pain, horror and sadness.
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The colorful lights, packages wrapped with beautiful bows, Santa’s lap filled with happy children, the music of the season: all these joys spell Christmas. But what if you are smack in the middle of grief this December? What if some of the joy is colored by sadness? Over 750,000 families will be missing someone this
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She was such a tiny thing — this feral mama cat who suddenly moved to my deck. Black, with a couple of white spots on her face. A tail that reminded me of a possum. Hard cartilage. Not inviting to touch. She didn’t even look pregnant. Just hungry. Desperate. Why else would she dare to
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Patience is NOT one of my virtues. Yet it seems as I grow older, God requires more instruction involving patience. Once again, I sit in his school of waiting. When we wait, our first question is “When?” When will the answers come? How much longer do I need to wait? Is there a deeper purpose
“The days are long but the years are short.” According to Google — that great know-it-all in cyberspace, Gretchen Rubin is the author of the above quote. It perfectly describes how it feels to jump into a new year. https://gretchenrubin.com/ I wonder if Rubin is a harried mom who feels as if she is working
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The colorful lights, packages wrapped with beautiful bows, Santa’s lap filled with happy children, the music of the season: all these joys spell Christmas. But what if you are smack in the middle of grief this December? What if some of the joy is colored by sadness? Over a quarter of a million families will
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