This 24 Hour Circle

Good morning... I began my 62nd birthday week writing a blog post entitled The Art of Aging. Now, look what I just found tucked on our bookshelf - a book entitled The Art of Aging by Sherwin B. Nuland. I vaguely remember a generous friend giving me this gift a while back, and I had yet to open [...]

By |2025-03-28T05:32:43-04:00March 28th, 2025|Aging, Everyday life, God's Timing, Organic Growth, Trust God|

Your One Particular Life

Good morning... Yesterday, I received this precious birthday card from my parents in Ohio. It blended beautifully with the touching poem I received at 7:30 am. "Birth-day" by Lucille Clifton blessed my inbox. The poem's first words and final words sum up our life at every age. today we are possible. what we will become waits in us [...]

By |2025-03-25T08:48:06-04:00March 25th, 2025|Aging, Authenticity, Everyday life, God's Plan, Trust God|

The Art Of Aging

Good morning... A handful of people disagreed with a quote I shared in our last post, a quote from John Mark Comer's book Practicing the Way. On page 74, Comer writes: “The spiritual teacher Pete Scazzero once told me a maxim that was passed on to him by an older, wiser mentor: ‘The best decade of your life [...]

By |2025-03-24T09:15:33-04:00March 24th, 2025|Aging, Everyday life, God's Plan, Joy, Spiritual Growth|

As I Turn 62

Good morning... As I turn 62 on Sunday, March 23rd, I am learning so many marvelous, new things. The best birthday cake is shared. A friend in our therapeutic community group shared with us a homemade pound cake. My piece to eat and my piece to take home were instead sliced and shared with about eight young adult [...]

By |2025-03-21T08:13:03-04:00March 22nd, 2025|Aging, Spiritual Growth, True Self, Trust God, Unity|

My Mom’s Big Smile

Good morning... One long day in the ER. A short night in a regular room. Two exhausting days in the ICU. Suffering seizures and diagnosed with RSV, my mom was unresponsive for three full days. We did not know what we would find when we went to the hospital on day four. We got into the ICU around [...]

By |2025-02-24T04:08:23-05:00February 20th, 2025|Aging, Family and Friends, Gratitude, Joy, Trust God|

Mom In The ICU

Good morning... After a really happy Valentine's Day in Ohio with my parents, my siblings, our Norwegian exchange student and her young adult son, my mom's cough spiked a fever of 102. Filled with doses of cough medicine and Tylenol, we tucked her into bed. Later, from the guest room in my parents' villa, I heard the click, [...]

By |2025-02-19T09:26:04-05:00February 18th, 2025|Aging, Family and Friends, God's Love, Trust God|

My Mom’s Cough

Good morning... After climbing in the back seat and exchanging happy hellos at the airport, the first thing I noticed was my mom's cough. Pesky and persistent, her cough was concerning, still our natural conversation took on its own life. We enjoyed a yummy Olive Garden take-out dinner and a relaxing evening together, but my mom's cough was [...]

By |2025-02-17T04:42:27-05:00February 17th, 2025|Aging, Community, Light In Darkness, Mystery, Trust God|

My Parents’ Attitude

Good morning... Last Sunday, our class discussed Man's Search For Meaning by Victor Frankl. On Monday, I blogged about the beloved book in our morning message, We Suffer and Survive. On Tuesday, I got two emails, back to back, highlighting Frankl's wisdom again, encouraging us to Savor Life's Soup from the bottom of our soul. Then, on Wednesday [...]

By |2025-02-15T05:01:13-05:00February 15th, 2025|Aging, Everyday life, Gratitude, Imperfection, Trust God|

Being With Aging Parents

Good morning... With my parents in the performance of the Holiday Choir at their senior living community, this was a good long weekend to come to Ohio for a visit. Sunday was a full day. Church. Kiwanis pancake breakfast with Santa and our extended family. Creating their Christmas card. Getting out ornaments for their live tree. Quality time [...]

By |2024-12-18T02:14:48-05:00December 17th, 2024|Aging, Everyday life, Family and Friends, Trust God|

Celebrating Junie Parker

Good morning... On Friday morning, I received the above text. A beloved member of our church family went to heaven last week. Kind. Generous. Incredibly beautiful, inside and out. This photo on my phone captures well the spirited Junie Parker I will always remember. Her obituary begins: "Natalae Waters 'Junie' Parker died peacefully in her home on September [...]

By |2024-10-03T06:07:04-04:00October 3rd, 2024|Aging, Death And Resurrection, Family and Friends, God's Plan|
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