28 episodes
Celebrating 60 Something Julia
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- Society & Culture
Celebrating 60 Something is exactly what it sounds like it is. It is for people who are more passionate about enjoying and celebrating life in their sixties, and less concerned about having more wrinkles, a few aches and pains, and nothing exciting on their to-do list. There is not much encouragement, or information out there, for people in their “later-mid-life” that doesn’t include the words, Medicare, Social Security, or arthritis! Come on! Life in our sixties should be more about continuing to improve ourselves, enjoying ourselves, giving of ourselves, and laughing at ourselves, than focusing on the mundane and the negative. There is a lot to celebrate having lived more than half a century, and then some (give or take a few years). Come and celebrate being sixty something with me! I won’t take up much of your time, just 15 to 30 minutes or so, a couple of times a month, so you can get on with enjoying today!
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Are You Kidding Me?
What does it make you feel like when you can't complete a purchase until you select what percentage of a tip you want to leave? How about when the card reader asks if you would like to donate to this or that? Or, maybe round up your purchase to the next dollar? It is so awkward to say "no" and I don't have a problem saying "yes" from time to time, but I have been asked the same question five different times in one afternoon, all for different charities!Believe it or not, I a...
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Christmas Memories
We all have memories of Christmases past. Maybe a Christmas when we received a new bike, or had special family time, or provided service to someone. Remembering those Christmases can bring us warm, sweet feelings and we try to recreate those feelings for those we love, now.On this podcast we will read a story about going home with a college friend for the holidays, sneaking an early Christmas present while outsmarting Santa, and being an observer or someone's favorite Christmas gi...
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Christmas is about Family
Nothing brings "the feeling of Christmas" like a Christmas story. This week on the podcast I share a little story from my husband from the year 1959. It was the year that he learned Christmas was more about family than gifts. Rick Lauber's story - A Christmas Present, Delayed - tells the story of a young man who finds that someone else's Christmas present becomes a gift for him. And then there is a surprise story that isn't about a particular family but sho...
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Christmas Stories 2021
Everyone loves Christmas stories! Like sugar cookies and the smell of pine, Christmas stories help us feel that warm, fuzzy Christmas feeling. 2021 has been a tough year for a lot of people but some of the greatest stories come from the lessons learned when things were tough. As I have said before, it is in the struggles of life that we learn the greatest lessons.Join me on today's podcast for a story of my own, a favorite from a listener, and one from a great story teller h...
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Fabulous Friendships
You have heard it said, friends are people who know you really well and like you anyway. That is so true, especially in my cast. I have had many wonderful groups of friends throughout my life, and so have you! Friends are very important to me. In fact, I don't think I would have made it raising five kids with a husband who traveled, if I didn't have a female shoulder to cry on or someone to sit with me at McDonalds, while our kids played. I do have a ...
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What's Your Story?
Discovering who you are by learning about your ancestors can be fascinating! It connects you to family members who have long ago, passed on. Writing your story binds you to descendants who are yet to be born. I believe there is a strong connection between us and our ancestors and between us and our posterity. I do not want to be the "missing link," I want to be the link that holds the whole family chain together. So how do you get started writing your life'...