I was talking to a friend of mine this evening. Both of her parents are in a nursing home, and her dad’s not doing too well.
She remarked that she got upset when she last went to visit them, and her dad said, “Well, everybody dies, it’s OK” and that reminded me about this delightful post from Sista Smiff about old age which contained this quote:
All my life I’ve been taught how to die, but no one ever taught me how to grow old.
BILLY GRAHAM, Newsweek, Aug. 14, 2006
That was new to me, and it inspired me to think about …read more

A Sandwich Generation Moment from our dear friend, Sista Smiff:
The GK has to get home and doesn’t want to sleep on your couch because she has two boys at home alone, plus, she’s just plain wo’ out, but, she doesn’t mind at all seeing that you’re ok because you are her mother.
Many of us have been there, and, it rings true.
Go find out about her adventure with her mother, and, how Sista will do things a little differently when it’s her time.

My friend, Sista Smiff is caring for her hospitalized mother-in-law, please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

At the risk of this becoming the “adults who lose their parents” blog, if you are a Grey’s Anatomy fan, last night was moving.
I didn’t get to see it, and, I don’t want to spoil everything about it for you, but, someone’s dad died. My friend, Sista Smiff, writes about her reaction to it based on her personal experience.
More about what inspired the episode can be found at the Grey’s Anatomy writer’s blog, Grey Matter, too. A particularly meaningful excerpt:
I’m sorry it was so hard to watch – but I believe that where there is darkness there is …read more