80 – Uncharted Waters

The Silence of the Season

Tonight is Christmas Eve and there is only silence in our home. As is true for many seniors, we are outside the hubbub of the holiday itself. Our children are…

Celebrating 80 years!

My upcoming 80th birthday is likely my last major milestone birthday. The NIH predicts that a white woman who is 80 today will likely live only another 7-9 years. Reaching…

Uncharted Waters
Letting go of Life
Holding on to Joy

Married female, mother of two, grandmother of five. Living in a senior living community, where dinner, house maintenance, and continuing care are part of the contract. Residents in this community are actively engaged in our lifestyle here; I currently help produce Zoom programs, and help edit our webpage. Physically "healthy for your age" despite shortness of breath, two knee replacements, a cardiac murmur, various skin issues and an incipient back problem.