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The Lost Art of Keeping a Pantry: Part 1
Part One: When Being Prepared Was Just Common Sense When I was growing up, nobody called it “prepping.” We didn’t have emergency food buckets stacked in the garage, survival food…
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When Your Mind Feels Full: The Quiet Gift of Journaling
Some days my thoughts are like a kitchen junk drawer. There’s something useful in there, I’m sure, but good luck finding it under the rubber bands, old receipts, and three…
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Finding Purpose Beyond Productivity
For most of my life, I have been very good at doing. Give me a list and I can make another list to organize the first list. Give me a…
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Aging in an Instant World
I remember when waiting was just part of life. If you wanted to know what was happening in the world, you waited for the evening news. If you ordered something…
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5 Reasons Life After 60 Is Better With Pets
There is something about getting older that makes you appreciate the simple things a little more. A quiet morning. A comfortable chair. Someone who is genuinely happy to see you…
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Is Happiness Overrated? Why Joy Might be the Better Goal
We spend an awful lot of our lives trying to be happy. When we’re young, we imagine happiness waiting somewhere up ahead. Maybe after we get married. After we have…
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5 Things I’ve learned About Faith After 60
Faith looks a little different to me now than it did when I was younger. Not because God has changed. He hasn’t. But I have. After 60, you’ve lived long…
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Welcome to Seasoned Grits: A blog for women aging with grace and grit.
There’s something interesting about reaching your 60s. You’ve lived long enough to know a few things. You’ve also lived long enough to realize how much you don’t know. You’ve weathered some storms,…
