Category: Retirement
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Grathen’s Last Resort
Reading Time: 3 minutesOne of our forever friends is here this week. We so enjoy having friends and family visit to be able to share the abundant life we live in Florida. For our friend Bill, this is a respite in his normal routine of caring, with his wife, for his 95-year old mother-in-law in… Read more
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Lazy Days
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI didn’t get up this morning until nearly 10 am. In my defense I had a bad night and didn’t fall asleep until the wee hours of the morning. Since I’ve been awake I’ve done basically nothing. My sweet husband just let me sleep and went about his business, taking care… Read more
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Where the Heart Is
Reading Time: 4 minutesRandy and I lost nearly everything we owned in a tornado in 2003. We learned back then that relationships are what matter most during our earthly life. Though we love living in Florida and I’d be happy to never take another vacation, we have relationships that matter a lot to us in… Read more
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Road Trip!
Reading Time: 3 minutesEver since Randy and I met, one of our favorite things to do together is to take road trips. When we were dating, Randy was stationed at KI Sawyer Air Force Base near Marquette, Michigan and I lived and worked in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Every other weekend one of us drove to visit… Read more
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Perfect Peace
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI went to the beach twice this week. Both days were perfect. The water and the air were calm and warm, nearly identical in temperature, which means the water wasn’t too cold and the air wasn’t too hot. My friends and I spent hours just floating, completely without effort. The feeling… Read more
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Ya Gotta Have a Purpose
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs much as I’d love to be able to lay on the beach every day, that’s not practical when designing life after retirement. I’ve always wanted to write. Not fiction. I’m not very good at making up stories. But it seems I have a bit of talent for telling real stories, in… Read more