The Meems

In June of 1969, a young, vulnerable, soon-to-be single mother and her two daughters (11 and 9) arrived in Waco, Texas, seeking safety an...

Yesterday when I went to see Meems, she was asleep in her wheelchair "visiting" with her BFF*. It was a "sleepy day." It was 1:30PM. N...

Meems' BFF, Leonard told me a great story as I drove him home from church yesterday, and the conversation continued this morning when I p...

I have never been one to wait for paint to dry or roasts to rest. While other people are daintily arranging the food on their plates, I'...

Meems had a very special visitor this weekend. Our friend, Laura Ard, flew down from DC to spend time with her. Laura lived next door t...

On Sunday, I popped over to see Meems before church. She was parked in front of the TV in the common room of Aberdeen House. Her eyes w...

We need a little Christmas right this very minute. A couple of weeks ago before the Grand Silence began, Meems was feeling unsettled abou...

Something surprising occurred last week. Meems lost Kelly. Kelly is no longer. Kelly - granddaughter, niece, and daughter of my sister,...

After the outpouring to love from my blog and fb friends, I realized that I need to explain Meems' situation a bit further. What it is is...

Yesterday was an emotional day for me. Ninety-one-year-old Meems has been experiencing pain in her legs and hips. She's been sleeping d...

"Just roll with it" became my mantra that day. The only remedy for the situation was just rollin' with it. It started about a month ago...

Our beloved friend, Leonard, turned 91 yesterday. He would say it this way: "I'm 91 today, April the 19th, in the year 2 thousand and 1...

The ladies in Aberdeen house at Meem's assisted living facility had been all a-twitter. For several months, they had been anticipating t...