Archive for Family
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Discuss End of Life Decisions and Create a Living Will
Duffy Law Office is a member of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys. By Ryan Denman Duffy Law Office If you’re planning for the future, you will have many planning needs, including a living will in your comprehensive estate plan. This will allow you to legally spell out y...
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Father’s Day
Regardless of the amount of time a dad spends with his children, there seems to be a special bond, especially with daughters. There certainly was between my dad and me! By Mary Schricker Gemberling My Dad “The Greatest Gift I ever had came from God; I call him Dad.” ...Author Unknown Fath...
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Remembering Grandma’s Shepherd Pie
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home It was a vaguely familiar aroma when I walked through the door at mom and dad’s to join them for supper a few weeks ago. And although it was familiar somewhere in the recesses of my mind, I had to connect too many dots to immediately ident...
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Better, Perhaps
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Many of us will “resolve” to do things differently – better, perhaps – as the new year begins. Eat less. Exercise more. Watch Less television. Read more books. Finally break that longtime habit…The new year becomes a fresh and even...
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My Pilgrimage – A Spiritual Journey
By Mary Huebbe Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village I was blessed recently with the opportunity to go on a pilgrimage to an area located in Herzegovina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina about 16 miles from Mostar. This trip was a spiritual adventure, and very rewarding for my husband and me. ...
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Humanities Iowa to Support Ballet Quad Cities “Dance Me a Story: Exploring Literature Through Ballet”
We are proud to announce Ballet Quad Cities has been awarded a Humanities Iowa grant of $5,000 for our “Dance Me a Story” project. “Dance Me a Story: Exploring Literature through Ballet,” is free to the public and allows people of all ages to explore literature through ballet! What...
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Easy Button? Really??
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Years ago, we often quipped about how “remarkable” it was that every problem or issue addressed in a television show could be solved in as little as 30 minutes – less commercial breaks nonetheless. While often predictable and typically...
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The Importance of Traditions
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.” During the holidays, most of us have certain things we always do; holiday traditions that seem to stick in our memories. In addition to making holiday...
