Kate's Blog

The hustle and bustle of this season seems to be draining my gray matter. Several times, I’ve even forgotten what day it is. A woman in her late 80s was complaining about her memory the other day, yet she knew the exact date and I didn’t!I need to get real and go over...

As a child of Scandinavian heritage, I bought into an ancient Nordic legend—that at the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, animals talked!  Each year I was determined to keep my eyes open until the appointed hour. I could hardly wait to hear one of our beloved...

Sisters’ Day appears to be a unique tradition among the Amish. The sisters in the family might meet monthly for companionship, quilting, harvesting vegetables, preserving, baking, or cleaning a home, perhaps in preparation for an upcoming wedding, which is easier to...

When my kids got older and didn't need me to chauffeur 24/7, I returned to the work force. Through diligence and six month's hard work, I was promoted. Unfortunately, my promotion came with a thorn-a difficult co-worker.Ida (Names have been changed to protect me from...

Red door with a message I realize by using this title you’re going to anticipate something fabulous, so I apologize in advance if I don't make the grade.On holidays or annual celebrations we often have unrealistic expectations, maybe left over from childhood, be it...

Saturday's sunrise I'd like to take the night off-from insomnia. I recall a sleep disorder doctor asking me when my problem started. In my late 20s, I told him. It crept up on me until insomnia became my regular companion. At the time, I was reluctant to get more help...

Suzanne Woods Fisher "You will always leave something behind. Your Influence." Amish ProverbMy grandmother, Marion Woods, was a bundle of high energy. Even later in life, she was adamant that I see cellphones on fanmisenior.com with her so we could stay in contact...

With Thanksgiving around the corner, I notice the stores are plunging into the so-called holiday season (really Christmas and Chanukah), a time where gifts are exchanged aplenty. People spend, spend, spend, and often find goodies they’d like for themselves. I know, I...