Leaving The Door Open

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  • Miscellaneous Happy Moments

    Miscellaneous Happy Moments

    Good thoughts. Good updates. Good news. Instead of sharing a single story this week, several happy “moments” have been building; why not share those? I’ve thrown in a little inspiration, too. These recent moments have made my day; or week. P.S. I am borrowing author,…

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  • The Wait

    The Wait

    A friend emailed me a few days ago. With everything happening in the world right now, she was both mad and worried that I had…

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  • Taking New Steps

    Taking New Steps

    A year ago this week, I carefully reviewed my inaugural blog post for about the 500th time and finally launched it live.  Over the next…

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  • Finding Joy in Your 80’s & 90’s 2.0

    Finding Joy in Your 80’s & 90’s 2.0

    There are a couple of reasons why I’m re-posting this piece I shared last August (with a couple of additions.) First, this week would have…

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  • My Mom Is On Lockdown

    My Mom Is On Lockdown

    On the evening of Monday, March 16th, my 89-year-old mother Ginny’s Independent/Assisted living facility was placed on lockdown. No one in and no one out…

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