Health and Wellness
- Increase Positivity in Your Life
I am currently visiting my mom and have had the pleasure of having one of our daughters and her children visiting with us the last few days. Seeing my mom with my grandchildren and being reminded of what a wonderful, nurturing lady she is has helped me feel even grateful for her than I already… Read more: Increase Positivity in Your Life - Welcome to the Empty Nest Club
It’s back to school time and that might mean you are sending your youngest child off to college. If so, congratulations! Bask in a job well done! Unfortunately, many times we feel more lost than proud – so here are a few ways to cope and even bloom as you join the empty nest club.… Read more: Welcome to the Empty Nest Club - Do You Remember How to Have a Social Life?
I’m an extrovert. Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy time to myself. I love time to work on sewing and craft projects and watch a show. But if I spend too much time by myself I get lonely. When my kids were young I was regularly taking them places and interacting with other parents. After… Read more: Do You Remember How to Have a Social Life? - Easy Spring Rolls
One of my good friends is from Cambodia and her love language is food. We no longer live close to her, but when we did, she regularly came over to share a meal with us AND DID THE COOKING!! (That’s what I call a true friend!!) She has so many delicious meals, but an easy… Read more: Easy Spring Rolls - How to have Mandatory Fun – A Definite Win
With all of the kids out of the house we have plenty of time that was once used on attending concerts, banquets, races, plays, hosting teenagers at our house, etc. that is now available for whatever. It’s really easy to just sit and watch T.V., or do some other unproductive thing. So Scott and I… Read more: How to have Mandatory Fun – A Definite Win - Faith Connects Us
The world is full of famous, picturesque cathedrals – La Sagrada Familia, Cathedral Notre Dame, St. Paul’s Cathedral, and St. Peter’s Basilica to name a few. I have been to many cathedrals and am uplifted by the reverence I feel when I am in those buildings. Those edifices were engineered and built by people who… Read more: Faith Connects Us - Living Well with Arthritis: Empowering You to Thrive
I have always been pretty active – so when I injured my knee doing a Shine dance class and then again playing pickleball it was frustrating. I went to the doctor, and the diagnosis was arthritis. I have spent months doing physical therapy and working to rehab it – but I continue to be dogged… Read more: Living Well with Arthritis: Empowering You to Thrive - When Dementia Hits Home
I am the second child in a family of 8 children. My dad had a successful career as an orthodontist. My mom had a successful career as a stay-at-home mom. She was in charge of the multitude of things that kept our household going and she did an amazing job. She cooked, cleaned, sewed, did… Read more: When Dementia Hits Home