Plan and Live Your Dream Retirement
.Medicare is multi-faceted and complicated – but don’t despair – you can get help. This article provides some of the basics about the different Medicare plans. It won’t make you an expert, but it will provide you enough information so you will know what types of questions you need to ask. Health Insurance, or […] Read more…
Did you know that Missouri has its own castle? Well, in MY opinion, it is a castle. Whatever your definition, Chateau Pensmore sits at the top of a hill just east of Highway 65 between Springfield and Branson. I had no clue that the castle existed since I’m not from the Springfield area. Several years […] Read more…
Twenty years ago, few Americans had even heard of Alzheimer’s disease. However, this is quickly becoming the most devastating illness we face as we age. At this time, there is no known cure and no one really knows what causes Alzheimer’s. It is progressive. It is insidious. Any resemblance of the person who has it is slowly […] Read more…
Good Friday Today is Good Friday. For Christians around the world, this is both a time of sadness and rejoicing. It marks the day that Jesus (the man who never sinned) was crucified. He was nailed to a tree and bore the sins of the world. He died and was placed in a tomb. That’s […] Read more…
Banana Bread My favorite Banana Bread recipe. I grew up eating banana bread that my grandmother made. It was wonderful to come home from school on a cold afternoon, throw open the door and be hit with the aroma of banana bread. Hot, delicious banana bread. My mouth waters even now, almost 60 years later […] Read more…
Forty years ago this month, my husband and I said , “I do” and made a commitment to our marriage. We expected sixty or seventy years of wedded bliss. Wedded bliss?? I crack myself up sometimes! Have you ever known ANYONE who “lived happily ever after?” And, no . . . Cinderella doesn’t count. […] Read more…
Women face unique retirement challenges that men don’t. That just sounds WRONG, doesn’t it? But don’t fear – women CAN have a comfortable retirement. However, there are some significant things we need to consider during our working years to make sure that happens. Ready for this journey? Read on. Retirement Challenges Women Face The […] Read more…
** This article contains a few updates from the original version. I love books. If you do, too, what’s on your bookshelf right now? Do you have some favorites? Here’s a list of six – okay, actually seven – of my favorites. They are my “go to” books, meaning I’ve read each of them multiple […] Read more…