Archive for Family
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Protecting our Children as They Enter Adulthood
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford You proudly watch as your son crosses the stage and receives his high school diploma. After years of nurturing and teaching you smile and blink back the tears as he takes this step into independence and adulthood. But what happens if he stumbles along ...
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I Have An Idea . . .
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home “I have an idea...” How many times have we all said this – or thought it – or heard someone else say it? Ideas are the spark that creates the momentum of thoughtful energy which, in turn, becomes the fuel that sustains forwa...
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Your Advocacy Connection – How Can Summer Enhance Quality of Life?
By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Offering Comprehensive Long Term Care Solutions and Patient Advocacy Summer is finally here. I look forward to summer because I enjoy gardening and love the taste of radishes and carrots straight from the garden. My father’s parents were fruit and...
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Ella’s Kitchen
I recently went to a potluck and took a Pea and Green Bean side dish. I had many requests for the recipe, so I am sharing below. The original is called Spring Pea with Walnuts, but I made some alterations, so I have included both recipes. I am also sharing a couple of new takes on tinfoil dinners. T...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER – My Momma Done Told Me…
By Eloise Graham Last month we celebrated Mother’s Day. Many of us reminisced about the words of wisdom our mothers instilled in us. The one saying that immediately came to mind for me was, “Don’t ever do anything that you would be ashamed to read about the next day on the front page of th...
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Get Water Wise
By Katie Ozarka Augustana College Student Intern Child Abuse Council Summer months meant one thing to me when I was a child: swimming! I remember learning how to swim at a young age. My sister would hold my sides as I flapped my arms, plugged my nose and ended up with water in my eyes. Once I ...
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After Caregiving: Forging a New Path
By Deb Toal GolderCare Solutions Your Advocacy Connection Offering Comprehensive Long Term Care Solutions and Patient Advocacy In recent months, we have seen many caregivers at a care giving junction. The junction that I am referring to is that sharp fork in the road from the role of primar...
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I’ve Turned into My Mother
By Mary Schricker Gemberling My mom and dad retired in their sixties and split their time between their home in St. Louis and a condo in Florida. Retirement was an easy transition for both of them; they traveled some, stayed busy with old and new friends, and enjoyed visits from their children ...
