FAMILY FUN
We decided to make a trip to Boise, Idaho to deliver furniture and treasures to our daughter and her family. By the time we were safe to...
MEMORIAL DAY
This is Memorial Day weekend and an odd one for sure. 2020, the lock down Memorial Day celebration. We are used to jets flying overhead,...
Lock Down Upside
A DIFFERENT TIME, SAME ADDRESS I stopped writing my ideas because I began to believe they were only adding to the crush of opinions amid...
I MAY NOT EVEN PUT ON MY FACE!
My Mother, an Irish red head with fair skin and blue eyes like a clear spring sky, every afternoon around 5 said, "OH, I must go freshen...
Help. Nothing Wrong With Asking for HELP.
I am of the generation that burned bras, demanded independence, opened our own doors, fixed flat tires, had babies, kept outside jobs and...
Deep Pockets
I am on a mission to create a supportive network for all of us who are doing The Last Gift Box work. This is not easy, though I do...
CAN'T MAKE THIS UP!
What do you do when your husband falls and fractures his hip in 3 places requiring surgery - after surgery to remove a adrenal gland -...
How Do We Tell Mom and Dad? What Will We Tell the Kids?
Happy Three Kings Day! The day the gifts arrived. Think about your gift of words. In 2020, let's have those difficult conversations...
GIFT Boxers SUPPORT GIFT Boxers
What propels me as I enter the New Year? 2019 is a year I wish to leave. I learned a great deal this year. I can survive medical...
WHAT ARE YOUR IMPOSSIBLES?
ALICE "There is no use trying: one can't believe impossible things." WHITE QUEEN REPLIES "I daresay you haven't had much practice. When...