Care for the Elderly

WANA: We may not have it all together, but together we have it all. My mother and her beloved panda This morning when I went to my 95 year-old mother’s assisted living home to visit her, she and a 90 year-old lady named Mamie and a new caregiver-in-training named Candy were sitting in the living [...]

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Nurture or Nature?

If you abide in Me and My word abides in you, then you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.  That’s become a popular subject of discussion. We wonder which exercises more control of human behavior. Do we react to certain situations in certain ways because of genetic inheritance from our [...]

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6 Easy Steps to Put Zing in Your Swing by Marcia A. Richards

Hello to all of you! I’m happily taking over for David today while he’s in charge over at Jess Witkins’ Happiness Project. We’re not talking about golf or tennis swings. We’re talking about the swing of your life…bringing back the jazz, the zing, the excitement! I have to admit that I am constantly working at [...]

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Media Sensationalism

WANA: We may not have it all together, but together we have it all. Our Fort Worth Star-Telegram has been filled with news the last few days in both the main section and the sports section about a drug bust that included four members of TCU’s football team along with a dozen or so other [...]

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Good Out of Evil

WANA: We may not have it all together, but together we have it all. Last week I posted a blog about the death of my cousin Carol Eiland. Today, I want to share, as Paul Harvey would say, the rest of the story. It starts with my maternal grandmother, whom we called Mimi, my mother, [...]

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Idiot Sightings

WANA: We may not have it all together, but together we have it all. This came to me in a recent email, and it was so funny I just had to share it with you. Hope you enjoy. IDIOT SIGHTING I handed the teller @ my bank a withdrawal slip for $400.00. I said "May [...]

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R. I. P. Carol Underwood Eiland

WANA: We may not have it all together, but together we have it all. R. I. P. Carol Underwood Eiland The first time I saw Carol Underwood, I thought she was one of the most beautiful women I’d ever seen. She was a tall, willowy brunette, and I thought my cousin Randy Eiland had married [...]

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Understanding Politics

WANA: We may not have it all together, but together we have it all. J. Holmes, in Author Piper Bayard’s fine blog, keeps us all up to date on current events and international affairs, but that doesn’t inform us about the politics that go on behind those events. I thought I’d correct that by sharing [...]

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I Like You – Do You Like Me?

WANA: We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.   I’ve hijacked David’s blog again!  He’s being held hostage at Marcia’s Richard’s blog.  He will be released later today, starting in the comments section, but only if you voice your opinions loudly and proudly below!  Until that time, I’m taking [...]

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I Need Your Opinion

WANA: We may not have it all together, but together we have it all. Today, I’m asking for your input on something. I hope you’ll give me some honest feedback about this. Not what you think I want to hear but what you really think. Let me start by admitting that substance is more important [...]

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