Meet a dear friend of mine, Danean. This picture was taken a week ago… which was 4 days before her 3rd round of chemo. I am blessed to be surrounded by many strong and loving women in my life. Danean is one of them. She has a presence about her (after all, she is an image consultant) and years ago when we first met, I … (Read more)
I loved this woman… the one I called Mom! She was my hero, mentor, role model and in my adult life, also my friend. Mom died on September 3, 2012, and she died as she lived… with great faith and with grace. She embraced and even welcomed her end of life stages and like everything she did, she engaged in it with all of her being. She … (Read more)
I read this article, Aging Gratefully, in More magazine (May 2012). Article: Aging Gratefully (More magazine) Now that I am in my mid 50s, the sense of time feels like a different dimension than what I’ve ever felt before. Plain and simple, the years feel as they are flying by. And what I know especially when I’m chatting with younger folks is I have a … (Read more)
If you, or someone you know, has a loved one who is struggling or in any kind of pain (as Life will present to us), this song has always touched my heart, even helped me find strength. For me personally, (this is Carol writing), the words give me hope and provide faith. And when in a struggle or crisis, this is what we need the … (Read more)
Nothing like a high school reunion to take you back in time. Certainly it’s an opportunity to revisit your teen years, however, this time standing from a now experienced-filled wisdom of sorts. As I reflect the weekend visit back to Roseville where I went to my Oakmont High School reunion, many thoughts cross my mind. Besides the fun it was to see faces from the … (Read more)