As children, my sisters and I loved to run barefoot through the grass on warm summer evenings and catch fireflies in the backyard of our home in Roanoke, Virginia. If we had watermelon for dessert on the same night, that was a double treat. We would sit on picnic benches while Mom spread out yesterday’s … Continue reading
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There is a certain type of person who lives in a perpetual good mood. They see the positive in every situation and no matter how dark the raincloud, there is always a silver lining. They’re like a human buoy in deep waters that can’t be held down but always remains on the surface. My … Continue reading
I am a planner. Planners plan and by nature, that’s what I do. I like to know what’s two or three steps ahead and however many ducks I have, I like them all to be in a row. When I graduated from high school, my plan was to be an attorney, so I enrolled at … Continue reading
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I have a confession to make. One of the most difficult parts of my day is when I first wake up. Those groggy moments in the morning when my body is shrugging off sleep and my mind is focusing on what lies ahead. This isn’t the case when I’m on vacation or away visiting friends. … Continue reading
Life happens. Air conditioners go on the fritz, heavy storms bring power outages, cars break down and essentials like keys and cell phones get lost. This is just part of life. But what do you do when things fall apart while caring for someone with Alzheimer’s? How do you navigate the crisis while your loved … Continue reading
As a first-time homebuyer in Charlotte, North Carolina in the summer of 2001, I wrote for a weekly newspaper and had finally reached the point in my career where my income solely came from writing. While I enjoyed my job, deep down inside I knew there was more for me. I just didn’t know what … Continue reading
Whenever you ask a group of small children what they want to be when they grow up, you get answers as diverse as the children who give them. ‘Doctor’, ‘veterinarian’, ‘soldier’, ‘police officer’, ‘super hero’, ‘nurse’, ‘princess’, ‘fire fighter’ and the list goes on and on. One response I have never heard is ‘caregiver’. Right … Continue reading
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