Life in Retirement
Pam Watts Harris
Former Educator, Writer, and Editor
Recent Posts
The man who couldn’t read
Orphaned at the age of nine, he, his younger brother, and his youngest sibling, a sister, were forced to live with an older half-sister and her husband. Monroe, as he was called, and his six-year-old brother Joe were forced to work on the half-sister’s farm and not allowed to go to school. They were likely … Continue reading The man who couldn’t read
It’s more than vision loss
It’s loss of independence. It’s loss of sense of self. And yes, it can be loss of joy. Forgive me. Here I go again, posting about this topic. But since October is Blindness Awareness Month, I had to write something. It’s also Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so if you’ll look back at last year or … Continue reading It’s more than vision loss
Tossing and turning–when sleep eludes me
Are you like me? Do you have those occasional nights in which you wake up in the wee hours of the morning and find it difficult to get back to sleep? I probably average one night a week doing that. I don’t know why. Thoughts run through my mind about the past and the future–and … Continue reading Tossing and turning–when sleep eludes me
Simple joys…life isn’t all about the big moments
Don’t get me wrong. I appreciate the big moments. The momentous occasions like weddings, births, celebrations. Special trips. The excitement of getting the job you wanted, buying your first or dream home, meeting a famous person, and so forth. But simple joys can be momentous in their own way. That happened to me this past … Continue reading Simple joys…life isn’t all about the big moments
