
ttjsaunders
- 2 hours ago
- 3 min
Remembering
I seldom loose anything. I have always been a highly organized person utilizing a “place for everything and everything in its place”...

ttjsaunders
- Jun 28
- 3 min
Drilling Down Beyond Grey
Let’s drill down deeper. Last week I posed some questions that quite frankly concern me. I often wonder if our adapting theology is God...

ttjsaunders
- Jun 21
- 3 min
Is Grey OK?
Things are very different now from when I grew up. As we age we all can see that. I have to smile when I hear my oldest sons make such...

ttjsaunders
- Jun 14
- 4 min
Urgency
I feel a real and growing sense of urgency. I hear the clock ticking. I do not see this as terrifying, although I admit it is...

ttjsaunders
- Jun 7
- 4 min
The Gift or The Giver?
Sunday I was invited to attend the first communion of my two little great nieces. Oh how gorgeous they looked in their snow white dresses!...

ttjsaunders
- May 31
- 4 min
Untouchable
As I was preparing to board the plane heading to my long-term placement in South Africa, my dear friend had some precious advice....

ttjsaunders
- May 24
- 4 min
Snap to Attention!
How do seniors cope in a Snapchat world? My answer may surprise you. Microsoft did a study which found that 8 seconds is all you have to...

ttjsaunders
- May 17
- 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...