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Feb 27, 2012

Book Club: The Final Chapter

laura boggess

The last two chapters of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement are a beautiful tribute to aging well.  They make me want to step back and observe my life—to...

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Dec 29, 2011

Aging Well with Dr. Dan Blazer, Part 3: The Role of Perception in Geriatric Health

Christine A. Scheller

Part 1, Part 2 Proverbs 23:7 says, “As [a man] thinks in his heart, so is he” (NKJV). When it comes to geriatric health, this statement has repeatedly proven true. “Self-perceptions of older...

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Nov 4, 2011

Stewarding Memory

Nancy Franson

My tombstone is probably going to read: She still doesn’t know where her car keys are. I’m a relatively intelligent woman. I’ve earned a degree, held several respectable jobs, and raised two...

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Oct 19, 2011

Book Club: Mindful Aging

laura boggess

We are sitting on the patio in a circle, sharing introductions and our writing, scribbling down crumbs of wisdom dropped into this space by our workshop leader. We are here at Laity Lodge to...

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Aug 24, 2011

Community Post: Farther Along

Billy Coffey

What if everything changed, and suddenly, "I love you" were the only words you could say? Writer Billy Coffey shares a beautiful story about what it means when life is reduced to its most...

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Jun 8, 2011

The Moment in Our Arms

emily wierenga

Soup, and it’s dripping down her chin and I wipe it as a mother would her baby—only I’m her baby, and where are her pills? Lined up neat by my father in a green tray, the ones for Lunch and she...

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Daily Reflection From Laity Lodge

Add to the Beauty

During the past several days, I have been reflecting on various implications of a passage in Ezekiel 41 in which God reveals his plans for beautiful decorations of the temple in Jerusalem. I began... Read More +