October 24th is my mother's birthday. She turned 85 years old today and my family is very blessed to still have her and my dad with us. My mother is suffering from issues and at her age she is not alone, but generally she is fine. How do you celebrate a birthday when you turn…
Turning Fifty….
June 25 is my birthday, six months before Christmas my birthday has always been 'perfect' since it splits the year in half. I never really celebrated my birthday since I was always the person making parties for everyone else. This year I am turning fifty however, and I have mixed emotions about it. I have…
Never too old…
My daughters, although they are six years apart, have birthdays that fall within a 10 day span. This time of year is busy not only for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas but to celebrate both girls birthdays. This year Alicia turned 16, which is a milestone in itself, but so is every birthday. Today is Lauren's…
Suggest a friend…
Facebook is a powerful social networking tool and what started out as something for the younger generation has quickly turned into a social networking site for everyone. It is believed that the internet has taken away much of the personal contact people once shared and the anonymity of it makes for some serious concerns as much of the…
Our Own History…
Each day our lives change and while for the majority of us the change is undetectable, it is still there. We grow older as do our children, our relationships change, our health changes and the list goes on and on. For some people the change is instantaneous; a cancer diagnosis, something catastrophic happens, a job is…
Better Living, Better Health a.k.a New Year’s Resolutions
I am trying to fulfill a New Year's resolution I didn't make; exercise more and eat better. I didn't make it a resolution for once I set my sight on that I knew like most people I would fail. I just started. One walk a day a couple of times a week has now turned into…
Change of life a.k.a. middle age
Help! I woke up one morning and seem to have lost my waist. I don't know where it went, but it has vanished. In fact the elasticity in my skin must have left with it as well as lots of color in my hair. I am left with a changing shape, flabby skin and grey…
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