Life
How To Ponder
I know some people have certain traditions that they do every year to ring in the new year. For example, my travelling brother cleaned his whole trailer out. He said he like to start out fresh and clean. I thought about how I can improve myself in the upcoming year. I mean, I always need […]
Timely Proposal
My sister went to a surprise 60th birthday party for a friend of hers over the weekend and told me a very touching story. Her friend married her husband 21 years ago. Evidently, it was a quick decision and wedding. At the party, the husband said that he had never made an official proposal, so […]
Song of Life
Today I was talking with a group of people about music. We discussed the instruments we played and the influence that our parents had on our love for music. One of the ladies said that her mother wrote a song. The lyrics describe the stages of life. She said when her mother was dying, she […]
Supportive Groups
We had 3 events today. My mom went to her exercise class in the morning. I had a caregiver’s support group/class in the afternoon. And tonight I met with my prayer group. In each event, at least one person expressed their gratitude for the group – particularly for the other people present. In each session, […]
Meeting People
Tonight I met an older woman who shared a little about her life story. Her husband died suddenly nearly 20 years ago. She has an older son with Asperger’s who lives with her. Evidently, many people with Asperger’s have strong capabilities in different areas. She said her son isn’t really like that, but he does […]
Retreat High
Today at church, the priest talked about a national youth conference he recently attended with some of the high school teens from the parish. It was obvious that he was very excited as he shared how proud he was of the kids and so impressed with their behavior and faith. He was kind of all […]
Five Year Change
Today at my aquatic aerobics class, people were talking about how they have changed in the past 5 years. One person said they learned more about who they are. One said they are more patient. One who retired a few years ago talked about how they are now OK with not being busy every second […]
Having Courage
Today, one of the men in the Parkinson’s exercise class was sharing bits of his life story. He is from England and became employed with British Petroleum when he was young. He was bored with his job, so they offered him a higher paid, more dangerous job in underwater exploration that was located in the […]
Young Hero
My mom and I went to the monthly Parkinson’s Support group this morning and sat with some people we had not met before. That is part of the beauty of the group. While the people experience the same disease, it plays out a little differently in each. It is interesting and enjoyable talking to, learning […]
Electric Eel Party
Today I talked with a young woman whose son celebrated his 5th birthday over the weekend. She said he asked to have an electric eel themed party. She wasn’t quite sure where it came from. I thought that was hilarious. She looked on social media and couldn’t find any ideas for decorations and such. But, […]
Still Finding God 