Blog: Empowered Living
Generosity reveals the meaning of philanthropy
I have spent about 40 years in the fundraising realm covering a variety of roles…
Things in the rear-view mirror…are not really closer than they appear
I can see Joe and his red-orange hair in my memory. In eighth grade, he…
Lessons learned…and forgotten
We learn so many important lessons throughout life, many of which are forgotten. Some disappear…
Happy Father’s Day…a life of moments
This is my 42nd Father’s Day without my dad; it is my 44th as a…
“You’ve got options…”
One of our neighbors likes to occasionally host a morning coffee get-together with about a…
I resemble that remark…happily so
“I heard that! I resemble that remark,” I called out across the paint store to…
A day to memorialize…a day to reflect
Oftentimes I have posted about Memorial Day and included a photo that I took at…
Simply said…say it simply
In a recent social media post, I replied to someone’s post about the importance of…
Mother memories…live them, remember them
In a couple of months, it will be 30 years since my mother died. Beautiful…
Very interesting, but…
When my oldest granddaughter was about eight, she would sometimes listen politely to a conversation…