Category Archives: Community

Food Is My Medicine

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For about the last year, I have been eating lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. OK… so my grocery bill is high, but it occurred to me that there has been a good trade-off here.

For about the last year, I have been eating lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. OK… so my grocery bill is high, but it occurred to me that there has been a good trade-off here.

My peers are a group of aging people.  I hear plenty of talk about the cost of medications that seem to be prescribed like a “mixed cocktail” that sometimes necessitates elaborate plans on the part the patient to make sure it all goes down at the right time, in the right dose.  In fact, this is so common that one might assume that it just has to be that way.  I disagree. Continue reading →

Leisure Time Choices

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The movie was about six boarded young adults with lots of time and money who were looking of a “different kind of experience”.

As I left the theater, a young employee smiled and said, “Thank you for coming to our theater. I hope you enjoyed your movie.” I told Him that I did not enjoy the movie and pleaded with him not to see it adding, “I don’t know why I made myself in to a garbage can for the last hour and paid for it besides!”

I like to work.  The tasks are clear when my time is spent producing desired results.  At the end of the day, no matter how tough the problems were, I feel great about what I was able to accomplish.  Sometimes it is just a piece of the problem was solved, but the feeling of make a valuable contribution to the project is very satisfying.

Last week I had a rare day off for a holiday and consequently, found myself with extra time on my hands in the afternoon.  I went to the local mall to look around and decided to take in a movie.  I chose the one that was starting just as I arrived, bought a small bag of popcorn… for a huge price, and settled in to a common entertainment experience.

The movie was about six boarded young adults with lots of time and money who were looking of a “different kind of experience”.  Continue reading →

Eternal Value

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This new venture with my son has me thinking about the importance of investing in the spiritual lives of children and in their character development. This morning I heard a speaker say... “Professional success without a successor is failure.”

This new venture with my son has me thinking about the importance of investing in the spiritual lives of children and in their character development. This morning I heard a speaker say... “Professional success without a successor is failure.”

Recently my youngest son asked me to join him on Sunday mornings for the whole summer to teach the bible to young children who are 6 and 7 years old. I was thrilled to say yes! Our teaching team will get together each Saturday morning for the summer season to eat breakfast together and to and plan for the next days lesson. Although I do not know all the adult who will be on the team as yet, I am looking forward to the whole process.

We will focus on the life of a Peter, one of the disciples of Jesus who began as a fisherman and became a great spiritual leader whose influence has impacted generations. Continue reading →

A Heart Song

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Find a place to “sing your heart out”… and when no one’s around, there’s always the shower.

Find a place to “sing your heart out”… and when no one’s around, there’s always the shower.

Remember when you were in a choir or glee club? It was all about singing a message with others using music as the communication vehicle. Whenever music is involved, be it singing or playing an instrument in a band, I think the participant is the real beneficiary. Add dancing or choreography and you had your whole body involved!

I always loved rehearsal… even more that the performance because I got to sing for a longer period of time. In the days and nights that followed, the music was going through my head while I was just doing every day activity. Continue reading →

Racing Around Town

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got a speeding ticket and the fine I have to pay will take a big bite out of my funds.

The message is…… Slow down and live Marion. Save some money in the process!

Spring is early this year and everyone is out and about… including me.  I guess I am not the role model old lady Sunday driver because “slow” is not my speed.  Last Sunday I got a speeding ticket and the fine I have to pay will take a big bite out of my funds.  OUCH!!!!!!!

There is a well know program out there for seniors that is advertised as a way to save 15% on your car insurance.  Continue reading →

The MAN Cave

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I thought... make it a “workshop” so the men at Glendale Place could have there own space to work on projects they enjoyed?

I thought... make it a “workshop” so the men at Glendale Place could have there own space to work on projects they enjoyed?

I found a room in our garage that was designed to be a workshop, but it was empty except for a few things that were being stored. Recalling some conversations in the beauty shop with former clients, I remembered the whole discussion about husbands not wanting to leave their homes for apartment living. The thought of giving up their garage space was just too much! Continue reading →

Name Hunting

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the sign bearing my own name… Marion

Retrieving my phone, I had to take a picture of the sign bearing my own name… Marion

While having lunch with Savage community business leaders I noticed a sign that informed me that we were meeting in “Marion Hall”. Retrieving my phone, I had to take a picture of the sign bearing my own name… Marion. I know it was really about Marion Savage, the owner of the famous hoarse, “Dan Patch” …. but it’s my name too!

Turns out that other places around here are named after Marion Savage, including this town and a fine elementary school just a few blocks away from my home here at Glendale Place.

As a child, I recall the first time I heard of Lake Marion in Lakeville. Continue reading →