Family
Angel on the Trail
It has been just over a year now since my sister broke her leg. She was a long time in a boot and then therapy to learn to walk on it again. Since then she has been working hard to get back to “normal”. She, my other sister, and I decided to go for a […]
An Old Movie
Today my sister came for a visit. I have been wanting to watch a movie with someone, so we sat down after dinner and flipped through the channels to see if there were any options. An old John Wayne movie was on, so we started watching. We got sucked in and watched the whole thing. […]
World of Opportunities
My younger son graduates from college In May with his Master Degree in Computer Engineering. Recently, there was a career fair at his school and he put in several applications and talked with several people. In the past week he has had a couple of interviews and one company even flew him out to Seattle. […]
Painting the Garage
Several days ago, my dad decided to paint the garage. He spent a few days moving shelving, stored holiday decorations, and tools to paint behind them. Then things had to go back in place when the paint was dry. He realized early on that he had started a very big job that would take him […]
A Little Mama
Today I got some pictures of my granddaughter. My parents and I commented on how she is looking more like a toddler now and less like a baby. She was holding a baby doll in a couple of the pictures. In one she was hugging it and in another she was holding a bottle in […]
Scrapbooking
For several years my mom has been working on a scrapbook that tells about her family history. My sister helped her to put it together every now and then. There are still some pages that need some work done and names and stories that need to be written down. My mom and I got the book […]
Finding Beauty
Columbus Day weekend was always one that I looked forward to when I lived in the Northeast. Mostly because it meant a long weekend with the Fall foliage colors at their peak. A couple of years I headed to visit my son over the weekend and would take the route that went through the mountains. […]
Supportive Parkinsonians
My mom found out about a Parkinson’s support group several years ago and had thought often about going, but never did. We recently decided to make it a priority. Today my mom, sister, and I went to the group. It was “football month”, so my sister and I wore our team garb. We were greeted […]
Fall Day at the Cabin
Yesterday, my mom, dad and I headed to the cabin in the mountains. It was the first time my mom had been there in months. We brought along the oxygen monitor as suggested by the cardiologist, just to keep an eye on things. She did great and so did my dad. The scenery was just […]
Beautiful Pie Crust
Today at the caregiver’s support group, we talked about how different cultures view their elderly people. In our culture at this time, there are too many instances in which our aging population are forgotten about, seemingly a burden or an just an obligation. While in other cultures, the older people have wisdom and have much to […]
Still Finding God 