Tag Archives: Family

Dirt in My Hands

Hands planting in the dirt

The older I get the more I think about the people in my family who came before me. My life seems so different from my grandparents and great-grandparents yet I find there are many things that call to me that connect me to them. Dirt is one of them. It’s springtime here in the Sacramento […]

Moments that Last a Lifetime

Sunflower

We all have those special moments in our lives that we think back on. Some of these memories are of ordinary days and some are of a day that changed our lives forever. These are the thoughts that bring us through tough times. Even in our darkest moments, if we think about a certain experience […]

Stories from the Front Porch

rocking chair on the porch

If the kitchen is the heart of the home, then porches of yesterday must have been the soul. It’s where babies were rocked, beans were snapped, fish tales were swapped and all the problems of the world were solved. Just thinking about a porch swing or some iron rocking chairs takes me back to my […]

Unexpected Therapy and Unforgettable Memories

Unexpected Therapy and Unforgettable Memories

Sitting by the bedside of the one you love is perhaps the hardest thing you’ll ever do. You’re worried — they’re worried. There’s so much stress from not knowing what will happen. It’s hard to keep your own spirits up and even harder to know what to say to keep your mom or dad from […]

What I Have Learned to Value Most

What I’ve Learned to Value Most

Time teaches us many things. I’ve learned that every season of life has new lessons to teach me. You never know it all and you’re never too old to learn new ones. I’ve learned lessons from my kids and my grandkids but the most important lessons I’ve learned have been from my folks. People Matter […]

Before You Say “Goodbye”

Adult daughter hugging senior mom

A few years ago, I almost lost both my parents to serious illnesses. Like most grown children, I had tended to take my parents for granted and never really thought much about losing them. That was before. When I came so close to losing them, I began to consider how limited my time might be […]

What is the Key to Happiness? Ask a Senior

portrait of happy grandfather and grandson bow their heads

When I was young, I thought being happy meant having “things.” As a young adult, obtaining a good job, buying a nice house and driving a neat car were a part of my plan to happiness. The older I got the more I found out that things cannot make you happy. Still I struggled with […]