ttjsaunders
- 6 days ago
- 4 min
Upcycled to Joy!
It was still there. It hadn’t been sold since I saw it a month or more ago. It sure didn’t look like much, but I could see its...
ttjsaunders
- May 10
- 4 min
I Wanna Go There!
In about 1997 I was at a crossroads in my life. After the demise of a disastrous marriage, I felt I was at a turning point. Was this...
ttjsaunders
- May 3
- 5 min
Not This Granny!
Years ago at the place of my employment, a huge government facility for the developmentally challenged, they announced a 25 year plan for...
ttjsaunders
- Apr 26
- 4 min
Andy and Red
“It comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living or get busy dying.” This is a famous line from the movie Shawshank Redemption....
ttjsaunders
- Apr 19
- 3 min
Called Out!
The soldier called him out from the crowd. “What could they ever want with me?” he thought. But he dare not disobey so he stepped...
ttjsaunders
- Apr 12
- 5 min
Loud Celebration!
March Madness ended in an amazing win for Kansas! Google a look at how the team danced in joy as confetti rained down. And it was noisy....
ttjsaunders
- Apr 5
- 4 min
I'm Tired
Dad was gone. But even before that, Mom became increasingly more and more despondent. She was less talkative as time passed and seemed to...
ttjsaunders
- Mar 28
- 5 min
Knocked Off Kilter
We stood at the gate fumbling for our keys. The secure community where we stayed in Harare was home for the next month while we...
ttjsaunders
- Mar 22
- 4 min
Enough or More?
Do you long for wealth and prosperity? Do you wish you had abundance untold? Or, do you need more wealth, abundance and prosperity? There...
ttjsaunders
- Mar 15
- 3 min
Bookending-the Ultimate Retirement
Ahhh…retirement. You’ve been looking forward to this for years. The ultimate time of relaxation has come at last. You have planned and...
ttjsaunders
- Mar 8
- 4 min
Screeching to a Halt
My youngest son just gained his second step towards his full driver’s license. This is a big deal for anyone, usually pursued right after...
ttjsaunders
- Mar 1
- 5 min
Aging With Courage
Courage fascinates me. It always has. It’s what draws me to war movies from WWI and WWII on to Vietnam. Movies like Hacksaw Ridge which ...
ttjsaunders
- Feb 22
- 5 min
Aging With Riches
Growing up in the 50’s and 60’s was fun, genuine fun. We played outside down the street somewhere till mom would call us or the tall...
ttjsaunders
- Feb 15
- 3 min
Aging With Resolve-Never Ever Give Up
On Thursday Vincent Simmons will be 70 years old. After almost 45 years incarcerated, he was released last evening, walking out of jail a...
ttjsaunders
- Feb 8
- 4 min
Aging With Success
By the time we reach our golden years we have probably given this subject a lot of thought. Has my life been successful? What have I...
ttjsaunders
- Feb 1
- 5 min
Aging With Victory
By the time you become a senior, you have grieved many losses in your life, mainly people, but also places and things too. Yet the one...
ttjsaunders
- Jan 25
- 3 min
Begin
Resolutions aren’t for me. They just don’t work so I gave them up many years ago. Instead I use the flip of the calendar to assess where...
ttjsaunders
- Jan 18
- 6 min
Aging With Community During Isolation
My mother dragged me to church every Sunday. My Sunday school class was in a small room in the basement. This is really where I came to...
ttjsaunders
- Jan 11
- 3 min
Mary, You Knew Didn't You...
Yeah, I think she knew and so did Joseph. One of the most beautiful modern Christmas songs ever written is, “Mary Did You Know?” This...
ttjsaunders
- Jan 4
- 5 min
Aging With the Proper Perspective
When I lived in South Africa I was volunteering at a very large non-profit organization. It was important to me to fit in by doing...