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A dear friend of mine is struggling with cancer and beating it as we speak; yet her husband just passed 3 days ago in the midst of all this. And during Covid, they had to spend his last days apart. It makes me so sad to think of the timing of all this in their lives when they were supposed to be living out their best lives in their dream home, and enjoying the Golden Years.


They make me think of all my friends in the assisted living facilities and nursing homes….I miss them all so much, and I wish I could visit right now. I wish I could just sit down and chat with some of the fun people I remember…especially the ones with Dementia…their carefree and childlike daily outlook reminds me that life can be simplified if we let it. And the humor….oh the humor….it still lingers in my heart and mind every moment of my life.


Yes, quarantine is a drag, but it certainly gives you time to think doesn’t it? What really matters? I hear the birds chirping this morning like crazy…their cute little sounds certainly overcome the gray, drab misty morning I’m seeing out my window. The grass was a little crisp this morning as I walked the dogs out to the backyard so they could stretch and pee. Watching simple, sweet, carefree little dogs heals my heart over and over again if I’m having a bad day. The joy of dogs….

Yesterday was Darryl’s birthday, and it was the most downplayed birthday I can remember. It saddens me that we couldn’t have a huge celebration in his honor….such a strong, humble, kind and thoughtful man and it was “crickets”…oh well, we are better safe than sorry during this time of quarantine. I’ve never met a person that doesn’t enjoy being in Darryl’s presence. I’ve never met a person that doesn’t want to hear what he has to say, or ask his advice on small things or major things. He’s a good man, and the best thing that ever happened to me back in the old days 🙂 I love that he chats on the phone with his best friends everyday and they laugh, they check in with each other and have each other’s backs. We are lucky in a lot of ways….so many ways I can’t count.


Thank you God for another day. Amen.