by Patti Miinch | Jan 9, 2023 | Add, aging, it all adds up, loss, options, prime time living
“Aging is a process of giving up things, sometimes one by one and at other times in batches,” lamented a 92-year-old friend when I visited her just after Thanksgiving. She told me that while she didn’t mind the loss of things like an uninterrupted night’s sleep and...
by Patti Miinch | Jul 14, 2022 | A Little Green Glass Frog, bookmarks, frog, fully ruly on God, grief, loss, Patti Miinch, remembrance, social media
It’s been nearly 10 months since I got the small package in the mail. It was sent by a Facebook friend and former high school classmate, and I couldn’t imagine what it might hold.When I unwrapped it, I found something I didn’t expect: a small, green glass frog...
by Patti Miinch | Jul 25, 2018 | birthday, celebration, father, husband, loss
This past Saturday, July 21, marked 9 years since my husband was told he had stage 4, inoperable cancer. He was only 47; he had exhibited absolutely no symptoms; there was no family history at all; he had just carried, along with my son, a couch up 12 flights of...
by fistbumpmedia | Apr 2, 2013 | change, loss
Although these words were spoken (by Horace) over 2000 years ago, they are appropriate for me today. First, I am beginning. In large part because of the encouragement of some key people in my life and with the help of a new blog-world friend, I have the...
