A few months ago my dear mother-in-law passed away at the age of 91. She was an amazing woman and I was asked to write a poem about her to be read at her memorial service. I’m reprinting the poem here and hope you will be inspired by it. Feel free to pass it on [...]
Yesterday would have been my great-granddaughter Sara’s 6th birthday. I say “would have been” because Sara went to be with the Lord not long after her second birthday. Time has dulled the ache, but we still miss her, still wish we could hold her, still wonder why she had to leave us. And we still [...]
I’m sitting by my office window, listening to the wind howling as I type. It sounds cold and miserable out there and makes me hesitate to leave my warm house. Earlier this week, we had some days that were so warm the grandkids and I shed our winter coats on our walk. It’s amazing how [...]
One thing about watching my grandkids – the weeks sure fly by. Which, when you are my age, isn’t always a good thing. I’m realizing I need more exercise and physical endurance if I want to keep being GrammaSitter. By the end of the workday, I’m ready to pass out on the couch – sometimes [...]
Just when I was getting used to my computer-filled life in 2009, my routine has gone and changed again. Last year, my youngest daughter was on maternity leave so I had a whole year of freedom to work online, teach Internet related workshops, and try my hand at creating information products. Somehow those tasks managed [...]
The kids have grown and moved out. They’ve got their own families and their own lives now. So have I stopped worrying about them? Of course not! To me, that 33 year old store manager is still my little boy and I have to ask him if he’s getting enough rest with such a busy [...]
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Yesterday I heard some sad news about the family of someone I know online. His four-year-old grandaughter was killed when a television set fell on her. One of those accidents that you never think would happen to you or anyone you know. One of those accidents that change your whole life in a moment of [...]
It’s never too late to learn, and it’s also never too early. Babies are learning from the minute they’re born. In fact, children probably learn more the first few years of life than at any other time. Imagine if you had to learn a language, learn how to walk, and learn how to interact with [...]
So now I am 60 years old and officially retired. But does retired equal bored? Not so far in my book, it doesn’t. In fact, there are still never enough hours in the day for all of the things I want to do and learn. For the past two plus years, I’ve been taking care [...]
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Seems that time keeps passing me by. Wish I could say that I am never on my computer, but that’s not the case. I still spend a fair bit of time, but can’t seem to squeeze in updating this blog. So what have I been doing? Well, for one, I am involved in a six [...]
