Retirement
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Home Stretch
With only 14 songs left to complete before the next phase of my “Cherished Hymns” song book, I am excited – and a bit in awe – that another big change in my life is looming on the horizon. I should be finished in the next couple of days, and then I’ll have a few… Continue reading
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Almost 60
This week, I enjoyed a quiet celebration of my 59th birthday. We ended up spending 2 nights at the coast, where I really enjoyed my walk on the beach and lots of time to sit and listen to the waves crashing on the shore. We didn’t watch TV or read the news. Ray worked from… Continue reading
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Tranquility
Even the word itself is soothing. “Tranquility” is something I’ve been able to experience a lot more these days, and right now I’m feeling grateful for it. A few months ago, I changed my Dream-Job-in-Retirement assignment from “Tertiary Tuesdays” to “Tranquil Tuesdays.” I used to dedicate Tuesdays to my volunteer (tertiary) efforts, but I wound… Continue reading
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52 WEEKS!
This week, I am celebrating my decision to create a website and weekly blog. It has been a really great reason to keep me engaged in writing and creating all year. I have settled in to retirement life, and I’m so grateful to have plenty of rewarding work to do each day of the week… Continue reading
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Working
Today I stopped by the Middle School where I worked as a Registrar for 4 1/2 years. Even though I don’t miss working at the school with all of the behavior issues of the students, sometimes I miss the life of working with a group of people that I care about outside my home. I… Continue reading
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Empty Nesting
Wow. It’s so weird to have this open-ended daily life after so many years of being driven by the needs of my children, husband, volunteer work, and full or part-time work on top of everything else! Now I’m finding new structure – my new sense of identity. I worked really hard to keep a sense… Continue reading
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New Frontier
After so many years of almost nonstop work – between homeschooling my 5 kids, working either full or part time, volunteering for many organizations, and many other projects squeezed in between, I’m really facing a brand new frontier unlike anything I imagined. I thought I would work full time for another 7 or 8 years… Continue reading
About Me
Thinking about the line from Karen Carpenter’s song, “…don’t worry that it’s not good enough for anyone else to hear…” I have been inspired to “just sing” (and write, and share).
I produced a weekly blog for a little over a year, but now I’m committed to one article a month. I hope to give a little inspiration to those passing by, either through my blog articles or within the other pages I’ve created here.
Links to my PAGES:
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