On May 5, 2023, I wrote about Lois Hoitenga Roelofs’ wonderful memoir Marv Taking Charge. It’s the story of her husband, Marv, and his decision to … Lois Hoitenga Roelofs’ Memoir Earns Well-deserved Honor: Marv Taking Charge: A Story of Bold Love and Courage Is a Chicago Writers Association Book … Thank you for reposting, …
Category: aging
Kirkus review / Marv Taking Charge
I'm still a bit laid up with fractures I sustained from a fall on 9/7, and I can't type easily with an arm cast on and two opposite fingers buddy-taped. But, as you can see in this photo, I'm ambulatory. And grateful for my daughter's full-service grocery-shopping assistance. And full-service help with every aspect of …
Are you ready…
To let God make a new life in you? This question was a recent challenge from my pastor at the end of a sermon. He always finishes his sermons with a challenge. So I always leave church with my head buzzing. Which is probably his intent. But the wording of this challenge has hit hard. …
Moving Furniture Again
You may remember that close to my 80th birthday I bought a recliner, pulled and dragged it from my SUV into the house, and set it up in my AZ bedroom. So when I bought two new chairs recently, I reasoned with the sales person, that even though I'm now more than a year older, …
Thanks, Victoria Lynn Smith, for this review of “Marv Taking Charge”!
You can find this review at Writing Near the Lake. Click below on "continue reading" to read here. http://writingnearthelake.org/2023/05/05/what-im-reading-this-week-marv-taking-charge-a-story-of-bold-love-and-courage-by-lois-hoitenga-roelofs/
Book Tour #1 in the Books
Home at last from a nearly 2,000 mile road trip to spread the news of Marv Taking Charge, my book about my husband's terminal cancer for which he refused treatment and chose quality of life over quantity. Read more about the book and how to order here. This trip was all I could wish for: …
On the Road with Marv Taking Charge
Have books, will travel! Marv wanted our story told of his terminal lung cancer. So that's my focus this week. I wanted to hand it to siblings first and that meant a trip to Michigan (from South Dakota). I checked the airlines, but traveling with a few hundred books did not sound fun to me. …
Growing Older: What road are you on today? And what lies ahead?
I am in AZ, far from the snowstorms in my home state. It's tranquil here and almost eerily quiet. I have time to simply stare at the sun-soaked landscape and dream. When I took this photo yesterday, I thought of Robert Frost's poem The Road Not Taken. Rather than look back at what roads I've …
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Courageous, Gutsy, or Just Plain Nutsy?
"Are you saving this seat for your husband?" "Are you expecting someone?" "Who are you traveling with?" I was asked these questions often on my recent cruise. I would sit in various places on the ship to listen to the music being offered--classical piano, a string duo, or a guitarist playing songs from my era. …
Growing Older : On Turning 81 or Birds in the Bathroom
I’m celebrating this birthday with a two-week Viking cruise in Central America. Apart from lots of history, this is what I have learned so far: 1. There are birds chirping and cawing in a public bathroom that I’ve used several times. I don’t know if they are in the ceiling or not. They may be …
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