For the Love of the Game

Baseball Field

If you are passionate about sports, don’t expect that love to fade with time. Once a ball nut, always a ball nut. How do I know? I had a granny who was wild about any sport that involved a ball and a few that had no balls at all! My granny was widowed at a […]

Remembering the Heroes that Kept Us Free

Abraham Lincoln

This past weekend across our land, in cities and towns both big and small, people visited those who have passed on before, those who gave their lives to keep us free. Flowers and ribbons dotted the landscape of graveyards as a sign of respect and remembrance for what our brave soldiers did for us. Family, […]

Times and Places in the Heart

Grand Lake O' the Cherokees, Oklahoma

We’re all so connected to smart phones and computers, but do we connect very often in quiet moments where we remember those awesome memories of our past? In our youth, we think more of the future than the past. In our later years, we have a lot more yesterdays than tomorrows and the yesterdays can […]

Making Smart Food Choices for Healthy Aging

Many Mini Meals Can Get Them Eating!

By the time we reach our mid-forties — maybe even younger than that — we may think we have figured out the most nutritious, healthiest meal plan. We have lost weight. We are bursting with energy. We may have even read several how-to-eat-healthy books and healthy-eating magazines. After all, we think, I have cut out […]

Hello Spring! Time for New Passions

Tulips

There’s just something about spring after a long winter that seems to make life new. The plants wake up and the birds return to our gardens. Fresh veggies and fruits come into season for us to enjoy. We can get outside and shake off those wintertime cobwebs. It’s the perfect time to embrace the great […]

Keep on Moving. . .Keep on Doing!

Senior African American Couple Jogging In Park

No matter what our physical condition is, we all need to keep on moving. You don’t have to do an hour of aerobics a day or run a marathon but if you stop moving on a regular basis, you’re going to suffer the consequences. Having purpose for each and every day can keep us moving […]

Is Living Abroad A Good Choice for Mom?

Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica

Mother shocked us when she announced that she planned to move and live abroad. The occasion was her 70th birthday, so the whole family was there. No one knew what to say, so she continued. She had been considering this move ever since she retired several years ago and she had narrowed her choices to […]