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Tag Archives: family
Chip Off the Old Block
Wife and four daughters. Proud husband and father. Eldest of six children after his dad died from a felled tree. Breadwinner at age 10. Excelled in sports: boxing, football, basketball, baseball, glee club. Football scholarship in college and semi-pro afterwards. … Continue reading
Posted in 4 H, chip off the old block, Great Depression, Happy Father's Day, sports, WWII
Tagged baseball, basketball, boxing, education, faith, family, football, love, setting good examples, tolerance
10 Comments
March Madness
March Madness by guest author, Emily Catherine, R.N. and my daughter The time of year that would be filled with excitement now that spring is approaching and summer is right around the corner has arrived. I grew up in an … Continue reading
Posted in faith, fear, front line, March Madness, masks, PPE, Registered Nurse, the winning team
Tagged basketball brackets, colleagues, comfort, family, fear is the enemy, friends, heal, loved ones, patients, peace
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In Praise and Gratitude
For eyes that see and ears that hear, For family and friends far and near, I sing praises and blow a kiss. Permit me to reminisce: For countless hours of practice, I am grateful to sing in choral groups. Shakespeare … Continue reading
Posted in gratitude, Massachusetts, music, praise, Shakespeare
Tagged choral groups, family, flag, friends, God and country, grateful for home, parents, singing, travel
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Sage Advice from an Elder
My mother succinctly declared one day when I was a teen that she found it difficult to fathom why an adult child would declare a family elder as incapable of living alone after a spouse passes. A church friend who … Continue reading
Posted in advice, downsizing, independent living, senior living
Tagged creativity, elder, family, friends, independence, meditation, private spaces, sage advice
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Mother’s Day Prayer: from my Heart to Yours!
Let me take joy in ordinary events: chores such as laundry, cooking and shopping. Let me make time to listen to others and share. There is so much joy to find in the little things. Birds are busy building nests in … Continue reading
Posted in a prayer, birthday prayer, taking joy in life
Tagged birds, family, garden, grateful hearts, heart, little ones, love, singing
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How Learning German Changed My Life
What do you consider most important in your life? Looking back, was there a single turning point in your life which made you who you are today? Probably, like most of us, life’s most eventful moments come in a series … Continue reading
Posted in Achtung Baby by Sara Zaske, education in Germany vs. education in the U.S., family, Fulbright Teacher, German language, study in Germany, teaching German, tolerant individuals, Universität Heidelberg, Germany, University of Colorado, Boulder, vocational education
Tagged being flexible, family, learning, open-minded, opportunitites in life, self-reliance, teaching German, tolerance, university study, vocational education in Germany
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A Birthday Prayer
My tall, dark handsome husband and father is a pearl of great value. This Sunday is his birthday. I will say a prayer of gratitude that we met all those many moons ago and found each other, married and had … Continue reading
Posted in birthday prayer, my husband, scrabble games, singing together
Tagged birthday, family, husband, joy in living, many moons, pearl of great value, prayer
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The Beauty of December
Softly, quietly, gently falling snowflakes clothe the earth in beauty. Catching them in our gloved hands to gaze at their shapes is part of the fun. Kids lean their heads back with open mouths to catch the snowflakes. Building snowmen … Continue reading
