I’m sitting at my desk this morning, preparing this week’s blog. And it occurs to me that for each day of this entire week I want to shine! • I will be kind to everyone • I will smile at each person I encounter • I will think of others’ pain before my own … Continue reading →
Three weeks ago I offered to bring one dinner meal a week to my daughter’s family–which includes my granddaughter and her new little trio as well as assorted teens and others who often drop by on the spur of the moment. It has been a lot of fun. I drive … Continue reading →
Thanks to all who responded last week to my blog on pick-up lines. I’m swimming in advice, suggestions, stories, and your experiences. I had so much fun reading all that you shared. I intended my post to be playful but when I reread it, I see that it might … Continue reading →
Last week I had an interesting experience at the gym. I walked into the senior exercise room before anyone else, something that rarely occurs as I’m usually charging in at the last moment. An older man followed. I’ve seen him before and I usually say ‘hi’ to him and anyone else … Continue reading →
It’s one of those weeks . . . A few friends and I are up to our necks in senior moments. Maybe you can relate to one or two of them. Sour cream on oatmeal does not taste nearly as good as vanilla yogurt. I phoned a friend and when … Continue reading →
Today I read the quote above from Teresa of Avila, a Christian mystic and author during the Counter Reformation, and theologian of contemplative life through mental prayer during the sixteenth century. I suddenly realized how true her words are for me at this stage of life. People ask me from time to … Continue reading →
I returned a week ago Friday from what has come to be known as the All Gals’ Car Camp trip. This annual trek is always wonderful and full of surprises. Fifteen of us enjoyed hiking, journaling, talking around the nightly campfire, sharing pot luck suppers and swimming and kayaking. … Continue reading →
I follow a daily blog written by Richard Rohr, O.F.M., a Franciscan friar ordained to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church in 1970. Currently he directs The Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico. www.cac.org On May 22 of this year he highlighted the following hallmarks … Continue reading →
Recently my daughter-in-law Michiko and my daughter Julie and I reserved a room at a hotel in Los Angeles near the site of my niece’s wedding. We got a great deal (big discount) online and were quite pleased with ourselves–that is until we arrived. The building was in a … Continue reading →
I agreed to take care of Tanner, my daughter’s family’s dog while they went away for a few days over the Fourth of July. Tanner and I go way back–to the day the family brought him home as a rescue dog. He was a toddler then. Now he’s a … Continue reading →