Aging is a humbling process.  Things easily done before can seem out of reach – sometimes suddenly.  Some things we need to let go of as we age – like skiing in the Olympics or being a contestant on Survivor.  (Who wants to eat bugs anyway?)   Some things we lose can be recovered but it is not always easy to know the difference…

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I was not looking forward to Thanksgiving. We had agreed months earlier at a family reunion to travel to my brother-in-law’s house for Thanksgiving this year. At the time, I had thought 2 of our 4 kids would be joining us and how nice it would be not to do all the cooking for a change. Continue reading →

I was driving to teach my last class of the day recently when the GPS on my phone instructed me to take a different route. Apparently there was an accident ahead on my original route. Nice. Saves me time and aggravation. Hmm, I got to thinking what would it be like if we had our own personal GPS to guide us through life with the least amount of time and aggravation? Continue reading →