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You’re Never Too Old
Each time we enter a new year and the number changes, I become all too aware of the passage of time. Here we are in 2017 already while I still remember the Y2K hubbub when the year changed from 1999 to 2000, and supposedly, all of the computers on earth were going to freak out and change the world back to 1900. Although I wasn’t really worried about a computer apocalypse occurring in the year 2000,…
Read MoreFeeling All the Feels
Have you ever been in a hospital or doctor's office, feeling vulnerable, anxious, uncertain, or just plain old terrified? Have you ever personally experienced—or witnessed another person’s—excruciating pain—either physical or mental? Maya Angelou, writer and…
Read MoreWelcome to a New Year
Over the past week, the word new has probably been used by everyone of us about a billion times which is typical as we enter the new year of 2017. As I anticipate the start…
Read MoreA Wonderful Lesson
Well, I did it. Just as I do every year around this time, I did it. This past Saturday, my husband and I watched the NBC broadcast of the Christmas classic film, It’s a Wonderful…
Read MoreWelcoming the New Year
With the semester ending at Maria College and the Spring 2017 semester soon to begin in mid-January, with the year 2016 about to come to close on December 31 and 2017 to begin, and with…
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