Archive for Personal Growth
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Reconciling Losses
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home I was in college. Some things were simpler then. Some things weren’t. I had driven to the grocery store, probably to stock up on my staples: peanut butter, bread and some good ol’ macaroni and cheese. No one asked if I wanted “pap...
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities – Amtraking our Life Away
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Trains have rumbled down the long track of American poetry, folklore and music. Jimmy Rogers, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson join Emily Dickinson and Henry David Thoreau in heralding the magic of the Iron Horse. And, while enjoying a mountain hike a few w...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston If we were all poets, and we wrote poems regularly, there would be more love poems. There is no specific time for love to develop, but I say summer provides a setting like no other, with opportunities for movement and adventure slowed some in other seasons. I constantly browse (...
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Bon Voyage
By Mary Schricker Gemberling One rainy April day, Gary and I decided to take a travel class at our local community college. The instructor was Gina Henry, a nationally recognized travel expert, writer, professional speaker and owner of GoGlobal, Inc. She offered valuable information on how to m...
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Lunch with an Angel named Jill – Paying it forward After a combined quarter century of life’s adventures in the good old Quad-Cities, something happened that touched our hearts to the very soul. Throughout our interactions with people, places and g...
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Everyone Needs an RV in their Backyard!
By Mary Schricker Gemberling If anyone would have told me a few years ago that I would be promoting the positive attributes of Recreational Vehicles, I would not have believed them. But, circumstances have led me down an interesting path these past few years. My perception of RV’ing, or campin...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston There is lots of potential in the middle of the year, the crown of it all, June. Weddings used to be in June—ours was, barely, on the 28th of June, 1964. There is lots more, including other family gatherings and vacations. If nature cooperates, flowering perennials, and buried ...
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RSVP – Lead With Experience
By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois Rich Ricketts: Living a Full, Healthy and Meaningful Life Most of us seniors (and geriatric medical specialists, too) believe that staying mentally and physically active plays a very large role in insu...
