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When What You Love Is Gone

I was listening to Frank Sinatra sing "When Your Lover Has Gone." As he moaned and groaned his way through the lyrics, I couldn't help but think how much those words applied to some retirees who loved their work so much that it was clear their job was pretty much the sum and substance of their life. It was painful to let it go. Many seniors suffer from depression, which … [Read more...] about When What You Love Is Gone

The Importance of Self-Care: Nurturing Your Well-being

By: Pat Garner

In a world that never seems to stop, where we are constantly bombarded with responsibilities and expectations, the concept of self-care has become increasingly vital to our well-being. Self-care isn't just about pampering oneself or indulging in luxury; it's a holistic approach to maintaining and improving our physical, emotional, and mental well-being. It is the practice of … [Read more...] about The Importance of Self-Care: Nurturing Your Well-being

Be Kind To Those Who Are Hurting

By: Zenobia Silas Caarson

While traveling the social media highway, I encountered many ideas, assumptions, and attitudes about older people, and few of them were positive. The other day, I was disheartened by disrespectful comments directed at an entertainer in his nineties. This remarkable individual stood on stage, microphone in hand, bravely singing the familiar lyrics to a song I've enjoyed for … [Read more...] about Be Kind To Those Who Are Hurting

It Is A Spiritual Union

By: Kat Stansell

On Friday, August 23, 2024, Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr., endorsed Donald Trump for President of the United States, in a written statement. He will be joining forces with President Trump. Donald Trump has welcomed him to the team. He said that he left the Democrat Party because it had left the people it once supported, the working class and the poor. Those are the … [Read more...] about It Is A Spiritual Union

Denial

By: Joyce Shafer

“I’ll never deny Jesus!” Maybe that’s something you’ve told yourself or others, same as I have. And maybe you meant it, same as I did—do. It was during a conversation with a friend that I realized there’s more than one way to deny Jesus. And most of us do this every day, without meaning to and without realizing it. Among topics my friend and I spoke of, this … [Read more...] about Denial

Want to homeschool? You can do it!

Most parents/grandparents are aware of what's happening in public schools. They don't like it and would like to take their kids out of that toxic environment but don't know how to do it.

I've advocated for homeschooling since the 1960s when similar programs were offered. What made me crazy was something called "Values Clarification," which was supposed to help kids shed parental values and form their own values. It's still being offered today under various names and programs. Can you say "diabolical"?

Back then, there was the useless "drug education" that only made things worse. The sex ed that I objected to was mild compared to what is going on now. Death education blew my mind. They took kids to funeral homes -- for what purpose I could never understand. But that was then -- it's many, many times worse now.

Today, parents rant and rage at school board meetings, and nothing gets better. If sex education as a subject is defeated, they sneak it in under "social-emotional learning" or another subject. The bottom line is that parents can't win—except if they enroll their child in private school. But how many parents can afford that? Unfortunately, some private/religious schools are using many of the same objectionable programs.

What parents can do: They can home-school, and many parents successfully do it. Today, good, reliable home school programs are available. Here are links that are very informative and helpful: