It’s a sign!

What do you do when you’re stopped in traffic? Do you look around at the other cars, reading license plates without really thinking about it, reading billboards while you wait for the traffic to start moving again? Are those signs even effective—will you remember what you read? Advertisers are banking on it! “If you think…

God sees!

We love to spend family vacation in Colorado. On our most recent trip, we did a 7-mile “moderate” hike—which took us 6 hours! Much of the hike followed next to a rushing mountain stream. We saw spacious meadows filled with wildflowers, butterflies, and hummingbirds. We lunched at a waterfall. It was almost magical! Then my…

How long?

Mom asked the other night if anything could be done about her memory loss.  I told her no, that’s part of the disease (dementia), and that’s why she lives with us now.  She sighed and asked if we knew how long? How long till what?  Till she can no longer reason?  Till she can no…

He never lets go!

We celebrated Mom’s birthday this month.  I made some of her favorite foods—chicken and dressing casserole, mashed potatoes, garlic green beans, homemade cranberry sauce, and individual lava cakes.  She was quite pleased with the feast! When I saw her big smile as I set her dessert in front of her, I knew I needed to…

Put a little love in your heart

I’ve seen two different extremes posted in social media about Valentine’s Day.  One friend posted that it’s Valentine’s Month—her favorite month.  Another posted a picture of a beverage called “Hater-Ade” for all the anti-valentine folks.  I once heard a guy cynically refer to Valentine’s Day as “National Florist’s Day.” Love it or hate it—Valentine’s Day…