

A JOLT FROM JILL
by Jill Rumbley Beam When I retired in 2015, I thought what am I going to do now? I even wrote a parody to the song, I WILL SURVIVE. by...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20233 min read


MENTAL HEALTH IN OLDER ADULTS
Chelsea Couch, HHSC Statewide Texercise Coordinator Engaging in healthy behaviors as we age can help ensure we experience the best...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20232 min read


OBSERVING WHITE CANE AWARENESS DAY
The HHSC Vision Loss and Older Adults Workgroup Members First designated in 1968 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Oct. 15 is White Cane...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20232 min read


LIFE BESIDE THE RAILYARD
by RD Foster The railyard was just a half a block east of our house in McKinney and trains ran constantly, twenty-four hours a day. At...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20233 min read


WORKING HARD FOR THE MONEY
by RD Foster My first Christmas on the Mill Block, I got a brand-new bicycle and that was the best Christmas ever, so far. I was five...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20233 min read


MILL BLOCK KID
by RD Foster In 1953 we moved from what seemed like life on the frontier, Farmersville TX, to the big city of McKinney. McKinney was...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20233 min read


LESSONS FROM LITTLE LEAGUE
by RD Foster One passion my brothers and I had growing up was playing baseball. The love of the game was instilled in us at an early age...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20233 min read


REFLECTIONS: October/November 2023
by Katie Butler Johnson I see it all in my mind’s eye. It’s 1997. Grandson Logan is about 3. He’s running up the jetway from his San...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20233 min read


NAVIGATING OUR CHANGES
by Dave Friant Been thinking recently about the maneuverings during our lifetimes. Next moves are dependent upon so many factors. Getting...

Celebrating Life After 60
Jul 27, 20234 min read


HALF BROTHER & SISTER FIND EACH OTHER AFTER 75 YEARS
by Barbara Rusk This is a story of an 80-year-old woman, Barbara Anne Rusk, and a 79-year-old man, Frederick Larsen, who after 75 years,...

Celebrating Life After 60
Jul 27, 20236 min read


THE POWER OF A HUG!
by Mary Frances Hansen Hugs are Powerful!!! Medical science is now saying hugs are so healthy, even being called the miracle drugs! When...

Celebrating Life After 60
Jul 27, 20233 min read


RD FOSTER: A LIFE WELL LIVED
by Mary Carole Strother In June 2023, North Texas lost a true American Patriot and Hero and good friend, Ronnie D. Foster. RD Foster’s...

Celebrating Life After 60
Jul 27, 20234 min read


YOU KNOW YOU'RE OLD WHEN...
by Rose-Mary Rumbley You know you're old when you remember Eleanor Roosevelt's column, MY DAY, the comic strip, THE KATZENJAMMER KIDS,...

Celebrating Life After 60
Jul 27, 20232 min read


A JOLT FROM JILL
by Jill Rumbley-Beam We all love to give gifts, right? I w as thinking today about what is the one gift you can give to someone that...

Celebrating Life After 60
Jul 27, 20233 min read


HEARING LOSS, MENTAL HEALTH, AND COGNITION: MAKING THE CONNECTION
by Kristine D’Cunha, M.A., and Jill Copley, Au.D. Good physical health, good mental health, and good hearing all contribute to a good...

Celebrating Life After 60
Jul 27, 20234 min read


THE MANY BENEFITS OF INTERGENERATIONAL CONNECTIONS
Texas Health and Human Services Whether it’s volunteering, working on an art project or getting some exercise, spending time with a...

Celebrating Life After 60
Jul 27, 20232 min read


BLOOMING TIME AT PARKVIEW SENIOR LIVING IN ALLEN
by The Parkview in Allen Garden Group In April 2022, a resident suggested planting two underutilized plots of land as flower gardens. A...

Celebrating Life After 60
Jul 27, 20232 min read


REFLECTIONS
by Katie Butler Johnson The Dallas Museum of Art has a program called “Arts & Letters Live” that brings nationally acclaimed authors and...

Celebrating Life After 60
Jul 27, 20233 min read


KRAIG PARKER: THE KING LIVES!
By Dan Price Elvis Presley was more than a rock and roll sensation. More than the star of several Hollywood features. He was the King....

Celebrating Life After 60
Jul 27, 20233 min read


YOU KNOW YOU'RE OLD WHEN...
By Rose-Mary Rumbley You know you're old when you attend a progressive dinner, and you're exhausted when you arrive at the last stop! ...

Celebrating Life After 60
May 31, 20232 min read

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