Road in Retirement

Divine Nudges Anticipating and hoping that 2025 would be a better year for me and my husband than the past two, we decided to hit the ground running and head to Phoenix for some rays. I was looking forward to some “be still” time. I was dawdling in my motivation to write this blog with a theme of “be still” until I was nudged by people, who I think were being nudged by God. Have you ever been nudged by the Almighty? The Bible is full of examples. My Divine Nudge In three weeks, I had three divine nudges to stop being idle and get to writing. The first one came from a friend who texted a verse in Exodus to our bike group where the Israelites who just left Egyptian servitude and were fleeing in the desert of Sinai, came to the Red Sea only to look back and see Pharoah’s army bearing down on them. Amidst their screams and panic, God tells them to be still or silent and he will fight for them. My friend was moved by the thought of trusting God, resting in silent stillness. The second nudge...

Road in Retirement Disability Update If you’re one of those people who love a lingering holiday season that stretches long into January or early February, then this blog is for you. If you’re one of those people who pack up all the holiday décor by sundown on December 26, I apologize because this blog involves my Christmas Holiday road in retirement. But first a quick update on my health. My voice has gone from soft yet audible to nearly nonexistent in the past few weeks and we're hoping to turn this around, even if just a smidge, with some speech therapy. I finally connected with a speech therapist here in town who also has expertise in assessing the use of communication devices. Other Parkinson's Disease symptoms have progressed as well, but a couple positives include improved metabolism and my cognitive is all there . . . hunky dory (Chris says that might be debatable). God Bridged the Distance with Jesus In my last blog, I highlighted how much I like connecting during the h...