I heard a news segment today about the “loneliness epidemic” sweeping the elderly population. Not only are they in the deadly (for some) cross hairs of the corona virus, but many are facing this, more often than not, pretty much … Continue reading →
Our Florida Panhandle Tour continued: In Crestview, Florida, we met with Rosa Garrett from South Korea. She married an American service man and came to the states some 25 years ago. Of the contrasts between countries, … Continue reading →
We headed north on Rte. 87 inching closer to the northwestern top of Texas… In Hartley (pop. 600) we met with Nancy and Ed Weber who operate the new Loreto House for the elderly. Their ministry is to … Continue reading →
Euthanasia is creeping more and more into the countries of the world. Yet we’re not God. God is. God is the “author of life.” He determines the span between conception and natural death. We don’t. When we do (abortion, euthanasia, … Continue reading →
In the last month, among a number of newspaper stories, I did an article about “Alice.” She’s 103 years old. Tremendously spry, and lucid, she was living on her own in a house, until she fell and broke her hip. … Continue reading →
A library “Adult Book Study” in Ada is currently reading this book. I sat in on the group last night for a story for the local newspaper. The crux of the book is that there is a relatively new, elderly … Continue reading →
I was talking to a minister today who noted that the year Social Security was enacted in this country in 1935, the average life span for a white American was 62.9 years. (You couldn’t collect Social Security until you were … Continue reading →
Our motor home got hit last week. It was parked on a quiet side street and an 82-year-old woman, in broad daylight (at a slow speed), swerved and hit the back corner. The next day (Are you ready for this?), … Continue reading →
We’ve spent the winter volunteering at an outreach to the homeless in Atlanta. The last few days, Atlanta has experienced another cold snap and there has been a steady stream of people at our door for blankets, hats, gloves… … Continue reading →
Rte 90 Run-N-Gun Tour cont. (at warp speed): In the last entry, I forgot to mention we stopped at the world famous — or at least pretty famous in South Dakota — Wall Drug. This has morphed … Continue reading →