By Chuck Stecker Imagine being a lifetime customer of a company and being told you really were not the type of customer they were now seeking. Take a moment and picture yourself walking into an automobile dealership where you have done business for over 30 years - a car dealership where not only you had [...]
Small Bites ... More Adventures in Downsizing Jan Kinzel ’Tis the season for weddings, showers and celebrations! A year or so ago, Kathleen, a lovely young daughter of our friends, was preparing for her wedding. I so wanted to have a bridal shower for her…she had been in my children’s choir years ago and had even won [...]
Communicating Tough Choices To Aging Parents By David Solie, MS, PA At some point in the lives of our aging parents things slip out of control. It may be a subtle change over time that finally becomes unmanageable or the sudden arrival of a medical setback. As much as we want them to remain independent, events take them [...]
The side effects of love shouldn't be injury, degradation By Jodi Derrick Ever seen those TV commercials for the latest wonder drugs touting all the cures and life-changing results you can expect when you take their marvelous medication? The people in the ads look so blissful and healthy, they almost make you want to take [...]
As 2013 begins, I've been thinking about another kind of re-gifting By Jodi Detrick  It's something most of us do, but rarely admit. We re-gift. With December's presents opened, there may be a few things we're eyeing with someone else in mind for this New Year. It's not that we mean to be ungrateful [...]