HOW TO STAY SAFE WHEN WE BECOME VULNERABLE AND NEED ASSISTANCE? Identify trustworthy people in your life—before you lose your discernment. Carefully, choose your attorney, your doctor, your financial advisor, your executor/personal representative, your medical representative, your caregivers and support services. They may be family, long-time friends, and/or professionals. It is okay NOT to use [...]
According to Chuck Swindoll, older adults are often characterized by four negative attitudes: (1) fear, (2) guilt, (3) uselessness, and (4) bitterness or self-pity. None of these descriptors fit my former friend and mentor, Annie Cheairs. To inspire you to finish life well, may I tell you about her? When I was a mere [...]
Recently, I spent an entire afternoon in the ER awaiting medical help for my strong husband. Although quite painful, his issue was not life-threatening. Even so, it was a reminder of our physical frailties and even our mortality. Both of us are quite healthy, so I sometimes forget the passing decades. God has ways of [...]
HISTORICALLY . . . Veterans' Day originated at the end of World War I when an armistice was declared between the Allied nations and Germany at the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month of 1918. Eighty-four years later, I toured Flanders Fields in Belgium. I was pleased to see our American [...]
Become a FINISHER! Life is complicated and so is death. HERITAGE OF HOPE offers a thoughtful, loving way to help your people navigate the aftermath of your life as well as parts of the journey. We have prayerfully consulted experts, read books, and studied Scriptures to create the 6-part Checklist in a 6-part HERITAGE [...]
During my most recent read of Exodus, I compared the Israelites’ Wilderness Wanderings to our aging process. If we let Egypt represent our youth and the Promised Land be Heaven itself, we can adopt some excellent attitude adjustments for our own exodus from this life. EGYPT: How ironical that the Israelites could focus so [...]
Fun traditions and good memories are often linked with Thanksgiving . . . the whole family crowded into Grandma's house, a typically overcooked turkey, but yummy mashed potatoes and gravy, endless football games, and of course pumpkin pie with whipped cream. Some families go around the table encouraging each person to identify one thing they [...]
OUR KING: You are our Creator God, the true ruler of this universe, the King of Kings. Father, please call us, your people, to humility before You. Give us ears to hear You that we may humble ourselves under your mighty hand (1 Peter 5:6). We thank you for the gift of choice you have [...]
A not-so-empty EMPTY NEST can be chaotic, overwhelming and depressing. What do we do with a lifetime accumulation of possessions that are no longer needed? Host a garage sale? Create a man cave or a craft room? Move? Where does one begin? Is there a recommended system? I offer you 3 ways to declutter the [...]
YOUR FAMILY HISTORY is a gift only you can give. One generation may mock another for keeping money under the mattress or saving cottage cheese cartons . . . until they hear how their great-grandparents survived bank closures and the shortages of the Great Depression. Nieces and nephews, children, and grandchildren have an entirely different [...]
