Leaving The Door Open

Keeping it Real Storytelling

I Have A Tale to Tell

I have to share upfront that I am unabashedly piggybacking off of Vicki Atkinson’s post about the power of song and its cathartic abilities to bring us to tears in certain moments; particularly while in the car. Click here for her post. Her post got…
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December 3, 2019

Walking Into A Whole New World

I really don’t know how to start this post except to say, it’s a pretty far left turn from my weekly stories. I recently learned…
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November 26, 2019

It’s an Honor to be Nominated…

In two days, it will be the seven month anniversary of the launch of my blog, and it’s been a remarkable seven months. I have…
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November 22, 2019

Taking Over Your Parent’s Checkbook: One Fortunate Solution

I posted a story several weeks ago which examined the question of when is it time to take over the finances of a parent? (For…
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November 12, 2019

Is It Time Now? A Story About Decision-Making for an Aging Parent

Today started with a surprise phone call from Betsy. Betsy is my sister-in-law who has taken on the part-time job of driving my mom to…
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