by kelly | Nov 16, 2024 | Veterans
A few weeks ago, I was helping take photos of veterans at a local senior living facility. As part of the project, we asked the residents to bring photos of themselves from their time in the military so we could use them alongside the current photos. I scanned the old...
by kelly | Feb 24, 2024 | Daily Courier, Hospice & End Of Life, Students, Veterans
I didn’t expect to see a dozen neatly folded Army, Navy and Air Force polar fleece blankets on the table when I walked into work on Monday. Each blanket was surrounded by 140 hand-tied knots, patiently tied by members of the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training...
by kelly | Feb 10, 2024 | Assisted Living, Daily Courier, Hospice & End Of Life, Prescott, AZ, Veterans
If you are lucky enough to make it to the age of 103, it’s likely a lot of people will have special memories about you. When I heard the news that Alton “Al” Cheney had died, some of those moments popped into my head. If you ever met Al, you’d remember him. He’s that...
by kelly | Nov 19, 2022 | Assisted Living, Daily Courier, Prescott, AZ, Veterans
It’s a helpless feeling when your car won’t start. It’s even worse when you’re waiting to roll through Prescott as Float No. 50 in the Veterans’ Day Parade, and there’s a Vietnam veteran sitting in the front seat next to you looking forward to being a part of it. “I...
by kelly | Mar 12, 2022 | Daily Courier, Nostalgia, Veterans
It’s hard not to follow the news all day, every day, as this Russia-Ukraine war continues to grow. It is half a world away, yet every movement and bombing is broadcast across news sites and social media as it happens, like a horrible action movie coming to life, a...
by kelly | Feb 12, 2022 | Assisted Living, Daily Courier, Family, Hospice & End Of Life, Veterans
I have heard those six words and the verse that follows them from 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 at almost every wedding I’ve attended. It was read at our wedding, and I’d bet it was read at my parents’ wedding too. It’s a good verse to start married life thinking about,...
