Archive for Personal Growth
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How Things Have Changed! – PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home One of my grandfathers was born on the first day of September; he died on the last day of September. So when this month rolls around each year, I take pause at that. I really didn’t know him all that well – he died when I was just s...
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A Hundred Years… A Million Changes
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home We’ve probably all said something like this at one time or another: “Gosh, I haven’t seen Joe in a hundred years!” Whether you think a hundred years is a long time or merely a blip in the big picture, one thing is certain: a lot...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston While those of us involved in reading poetry have certain favorites, they may be dead. That’s right, dead! Most of the poetry we are involved with nowadays is done by people within our memory, or within reach of our bookshelves or those at the bookstore or library we frequent....
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RSVP – Lead With Experience
By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois Elaine Woods – a Life of Meaningful Service Elaine Woods readily admits to being born with a “Gift of gab” and being “Auntsy.” “Auntsy” she says, refers to her role as an aunt, her res...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Dee Deuth Recently Jon and I were sitting on the patio at twilight, quietly enjoying being together. In the distance, we heard the faint sound of a train whistle, which brought a flood of memories back to me. It was an August evening in 1951. My parents, my younger brother, Darrell, and I...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston I compose poetry for those of us not schooled at University, even though some of us took an English Literature core course. I can be serious or write a poem that is filled with humor. Both are interesting for the poet, and one style may become the other as the muse driving the i...
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It’s All About Balance
By Mary Schricker Gemberling For a baby boomer on Medicare, I feel pretty young most of the time. I get out of bed most mornings relatively pain and med free other than an occasional aspirin or Tylenol to remedy excessive gardening, and have plenty of energy to meet whatever demands life might b...
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Life Changes
By Beth Martinez GolderCare Solutions Your Advocacy Connection - We Solve Long Term Care Problems Life changes require us to look at our lives in a different way. Life changes may be difficult and stressful, such as losing a job, moving to a different city, or dealing with the illness of...
