Archive for Family
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Caregiving from Afar
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford Overseeing the care of an aging relative is challenging enough, but throw in the extra complication of trying to provide for a senior relative long-distance and the challenges multiply. According to the National Alliance for Caregiving, approximately ...
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Your Advocacy Connection
By Julie Arndt GolderCare Solutions Offering Comprehensive Care and Financial Advocacy Advocacy is an act or process supporting a cause or proposal, according to Webster’s Dictionary. Some people think of political advocates when they think of advocacy. Others think in terms of a patient a...
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Remembering Well
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home As a young teenager, I longed for the freedom to drive the car. Growing up in a small town, there wasn’t always a lot to do; by the time I turned 16 and had my driver’s license, I was certain that there was a whole new world to explore....
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER – Lessons from Seussical
By Dan Adams Lessons from Seussical I have to admit, when I dropped my daughter off at the Center for Living Arts, I thought "what on earth can these 24 kids accomplish in only 10 days of the summer?" As I finished my short drive to our office, three blocks away in downtown Rock Island, I al...
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The Laughter of the Earth
By Mary Schricker Gemberling In the spring when gardening season arrives, I become all consumed with planning each outdoor space with careful attention to the color combinations and companion plants. I can wander for hours through landscape centers carefully plotting out in my head what I will p...
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Advance Care Directives
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Folks. I can’t over emphasize the importance of long-term care planning. This planning must be a part your regular retirement planning, both prior to retirement and during retirement. Long-term care is an emo...
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Home is Where Your Heart Is
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford Every year on each of their children’s birthdays, Tim and Elizabeth recorded their children’s growth progress on the backdoor of their family home. At age three, James was as tall as the doorknob, and Catherine brushed just below the top panel at age 1...
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Ella’s Kitchen
Summer is here, the days are long and cooking should be easy! Here’s a hint for that left over juice in the cans from canned fruit. Put in ice-cube trays and freeze. Then you can add a cube or two to iced tea or lemonade for a little added flavor. Ella [Ella can be contacted at ell...
