During her holiday visit from London my youngest daughter shared concern others had expressed for me, noting a decline in A Thought From Penny postings. My immediate reaction was to respond with a litany if guilt ridden excuses. “Well, you know; I’ve had a total hip replacement and though I’m doing great I’m still…
A CHRISTMAS STORY AS TOLD BY MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER KIMBERLEY HUNT JOHNSTON One Christmas Mom decided she was going to make a Buche de Noel. For those of you who don’t know what this is –…
As our nation mourns the passing of our 41st President, this card, framed and hanging on a wall in our home is even more precious to me than it has been. Normally unnoticed in our daily activities, today it took me back…
What would you say is the most important factor in bouncing back from a physical setback? That’s the question I asked the physical therapist helping me with in-home therapy as I bounce back from the complete hip replacement I had just a few weeks ago. I thought he’d…
Has someone offended or rejected you and you need to know how to “shake it off “? I know I’ll probably get some blow–back for sharing this – but one of the things I do when I…
Ever felt words hit hard as a fist? Ever felt them thrill you? Nelson Mandela, who opposed the South African apartheid regime and was imprisoned for almost three decades, knew the power of words. He has said, “It is never my…
A friend called today to thank me for an article I wrote in 2005. She found it tucked inside her father’s Bible after she and her sister placed him in a memory care unit. She…
Two of my friends have undergone radical mastectomies. One of them is more alive than ever, completing her “bucket list” at the speed of light, while exhausting the rest of us. The other seems stuck…
Do you ever find yourself engaged in an inner monologue when performing mindless tasks? I do, especially when I’m folding laundry, watering the garden, or doing the dishes. Unfortunately, the impressions that slide into my awareness are not always especially helpful or nourishing. That’s the bad news. …