Don’t forget to send thank you notes. Boy, how many times have you heard or said that? Don’t give up. Believe it or not, little notes and messages that you send or receive will be around longer than you will. Be subtle; drag out the boxes of letters that you have saved. Sigh heavily and…

How many articles have you read, in the last few days, about the shortages of therapists, tutors, mentors, and other support systems? They catch your eye, no doubt, because you are anxious, overwhelmed and alone. What if you aren’t as alone as you think you are? There are certain “someone’s” out there who need you…

What have you learned from all this? Seniors are more aware than most that there is a positive side to even the hardest of times. They know, from history and from past experiences, that people tend to rebound and seek some semblance of “normal.” Life becomes better because of lessons learned. Basically, people just want…

Generation Gap Interest in genealogy has skyrocketed. All of a sudden everyone wants to know who they are and where they came from. Surprisingly, you don’t have to go very far back to discover that you have some pretty interesting people in your life. Sure, it is fun to discover that there might have been…

Generation Gap Interest in genealogy has skyrocketed. All of a sudden everyone wants to know who they are and where they came from. Surprisingly, you don’t have to go very far back to discover that you have some pretty interesting people in your life. Sure, it is fun to discover that there might have been…

Many of you have lost touch with old friends, and even family members, over the years. It’s understandable; you have been busy, and time really does fly. Until a few months ago, well quite a few, you were surrounded by people. There were people everywhere. Life was good, until the unthinkable happened. In the midst…

How safe is your bubble? A friend mentioned that a member of her little group at church had tested positive for COVID-19. She thought that hanging out with this “select group” of people that she knew was safe, but was it? Her situation brings to mind; just who is in your bubble? Even now, nearly…

You raised your children to be smarter, braver, and more independent than you were at their age. You watched as they got into trouble, ignored your beliefs, defied your family traditions, and in general tuned you out, but you were there for them. They grew up in front of your eyes, they left home, married…

Maybe, just maybe, if we started writing letters again, the USPS would know that we still care about what happens to it. I, for one, still look forward to daily mail deliveries. Write a letter today, to someone you haven’t seen in a while, to someone who doesn’t have a computer, or to anyone else…