Personal Stories

No doubt about it, there’s something special about grandmothers and cooking. Some of our earliest memories may be of watching our grandma work magic in the kitchen or eating one of her lovingly prepared meals. Such occasions bolstered our love of food and our love of Grandma as well. These…

The prospect of losing a loved one is tough enough. To lose a loved one and provide some of the nitty-gritty, hands-on end-of-life care required before death just makes it all the more difficult. But for many family caregivers, that’s the reality they face, as more and more patients at…

Given the new year, it’s likely many are planning travel adventures for the months to come. If you’re a baby boomer, marketing experts think they have you pegged for a certain kind of travel, including why you’ll travel, where you’ll likely go and what accommodations you’ll want. But regardless of…

Writer Thomas Merton once wrote, “Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone- we find it with one another.” A lucky few of us have had long marriages that are sustained by a lifetime of common interests, shared memories and love that…

No matter your age, most of us reach a point in life when we wonder: What’s this all about? Why am I here and what’s the meaning of it all? And as we enter our later years, it’s natural to wonder, is there anything more to life? Have I lost…

So maybe you’re approaching retirement age or have already stepped back from full-time employment but are feeling bored by the extra time you have on hand. Are you planning to look for a new job? Or instead, do you see yourself on track to starting your own thing- being your…