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Politically Savvy…
Politically Savvy… Good gracious. Could the political climate get any more charged and volatile than it is today in the US? I’ve lived through lots of elections, some more contentious than others, but where we find ourselves presently is new territory. So many are so far left and so many are so far right it’s…
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What gets you up in the morning?
What gets you up in the morning? Who can imagine what retirement is going to be like – really? We haven’t lived it or experienced all of its joys and challenges – and truly what we imagine may be as far from the truth as it is accurate. We can hear and read about others…
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The Potter is not Finished
At this stage of life, we have a lot of memories to catalog and keep up with. I laugh and tell friends it’s not your memory that’s getting tired, it’s that we have so much to remember – so many events, so many faces, so many moves, so many relationships. As a married couple we…
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Back to School…for Grandparents!
Back to School…Blessing our Grandchildren A new box of crayons. A cigar box to keep all of your #2 pencils and erasers in…along with a pencil sharpener and maybe some glue. Fresh spiral notebooks, just waiting for spelling lists or addition problems. Finding your place in the classroom, wondering who your desk mates would be. Remember back to school…
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Loneliness
Sharing another guest post this week from a colleague who has done her research and writes beautifully about the issue of “loneliness.” While this topic is not isolated to the retirement years, but sadly widespread in our society in general, it is particularly relevant to those of us who are moving into years where tendancies are…
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Why
Preface: I have invited friends and colleagues to share their writing with me so I can post it on the Don’t Waste Your Retirement blog. This poem is a beautiful word from the Lord that my dear friend of over 4 decades shared with us this past year. Everyone needs to enjoy it! She lives in Texas and Colorado,…
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The World
The World… So that is quite the topic – the WORLD. How do we get our heads around all that is going on across the planet. Everywhere we look there is famine, war, greed, deception and lies from the press, snarky comments from our leaders – at least that’s the way it looks to us…
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Olympian…at any age!
Every two years, the alternating winter and summer olympics bring a mixed bag of emotions to the viewers. We sit in front of our TVs and alternate between jubilant shouts for the victors and heartbreak tears for the losers. Faces of Olympic contenders are caught on camera – faces marked by uncontrolled celebration and others…
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Beautiful Examples
I was traveling recently, working with mission teams at some churches in another part of the country. One of my favorite things about my ministry focus is how many amazing people I meet both stateside and in Europe. I consistently sit in meetings in board rooms or around dinner tables where I enjoy conversation with…
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On our Knees…or not
WOW. If there was ever a time this verse takes on its full meaning, “Pray without ceasing,” it’s during retirement. As kids and teens, lives are so busy with school and activities, we can barely get a dinner prayer whispered. As young married couples with growing families, we are so busy with work and family,…
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