Tag Archives: Life

Life Goes On

May 20, 2019 · by · in Book, Family, Young in the Spirit · Leave a comment

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”  Robert Frost Poet Robert Frost contemplated the complexity, and yet, the simplicity, of life in the profound quote above. No matter what happens, he surmised, we continue moving through life. I see a parallel between this quote and my favorite […]

Estrogen and Dementia

November 1, 2018 · by · in Alzheimer's disease, Book, Family, Health · Leave a comment

Statistics tell us that 2/3 of the people with Alzheimer’s are women. The basic answer as to why this might be so is that women live longer than men so there are more older women to develop the disease. Researchers have always known this may be partly correct, but there definitely is more to this […]

Keeping on Our Feet

October 24, 2018 · by · in Book, Family, Health · Leave a comment

Trip in public and we can’t help but laugh—or get laughed at. We’re embarrassed to be knocked off our feet, and for some reason, we also find it funny when we aren’t the one going down. But the older we get, the less funny those falls are, especially when they result in serious injury. I’m […]

When Reading and Writing is Difficult

August 22, 2018 · by · in Family, Hans Christian Andersen Illuminated by The Message, Health · Leave a comment

Hans Christian Andersen’s writing style was unique for the time. Interestingly, Andersen is believed to have had dyslexia which caused considerable challenges in school especially when it came to spelling. Unfortunately, his school days were not happy ones. He lived in a time with little understanding of the fact that not everyone learns in the […]

A Caregiver’s Prayer

July 26, 2018 · by · in Book, Catholic, Christian, Death and Dying, Faith, Family, Grieving with Mary, Navigating Alzheimer's, spirituality · Leave a comment

This prayer says it all. We caregivers of faith pray. We pray when we get up in the morning, all day long, and throughout the restless nights. We pray for our loved one and our much-needed strength, courage, and patience. We couldn’t get through the day without knowing God is with us, guiding us, and providing […]

Behind Convent Walls

June 6, 2018 · by · in Book, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Midwest, Saint Theodora and Her Promise to God, Seven Principles of Sainthood · Leave a comment

To most of my classmates at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic elementary school in Chicago, our teachers, the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, were quite mysterious. Except for their face and hands, the sisters remained hidden behind an outfit known as a habit and they all lived together in a special […]

The Next Move

May 4, 2018 · by · in Alzheimer's disease, Book, Family, Young in the Spirit · Leave a comment

Most seniors come to a point where we realize we must downsize. Our beloved home is too much for us to care for and too expensive to keep up. But where do we go? Once we receive that AARP card, our mailbox fills with promotional materials for a wide range of senior living choices. From […]

God’s Instrument

April 25, 2018 · by · in Book, Catholic, Christian, Death and Dying, Faith, Family, Health, Young in the Spirit · Leave a comment

Ancient cultures thought that illness was a divine punishment. The sick person or their ancestors failed God in some way and got what they deserved. Associating with someone who was diseased or who worked in an unethical job harmed other people’s health as well. They believed that if they went near someone who was sick or disabled, […]

Plastic Water

April 23, 2018 · by · in Book, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Family, Saint Theodora and Her Promise to God, Seven Principles of Sainthood · 2 Comments

How much plastic do you want in your water? A recent study conducted by the State University of New York tested 259 plastic bottles of water from 11 popular brands including Aquafina, Dasani, Evian, Nestle Pure Life, and San Pellegrino. Results showed 93% of the bottles contained various levels of microplastics. Although not all bottles […]

Leadership Potential

April 17, 2018 · by · in Book, Family, Loyalty, Mentor, Mentoring Heroes · Leave a comment

We know leaders when we see them, because we either watch others follow or are drawn to follow their instruction or example. We recognize the roles they play in leading humanity down a path different from the one people of their time were going. Galileo led our eyes to the heavens. Abraham Lincoln led a […]

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