The Littoral Life: Cataloging Christmas
By Dan Haag I’ve grown into the role of celebrating Christmas as an adult. I gather with friends and family, eat too much, grumble about politics, and fall asleep late […]
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Celebrating Seas of Trees — Lightening Up the Holidays with the Kitchen Maven
By Judith Yamada, Kitchen Maven The celebratory tree we refer to, as a “Christmas” tree was originally a Pagan tradition and symbol of life. After lots of tree burning, murder […]
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IN GOOD HEALTH: The Effects of Aging Stereotypes – What Are You Telling Your Children?
Welcome back! Last week, we chatted about the suicide rates in our elderly. If you missed it, click HERE to catch up! We hope you took that seriously and check […]
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The Extra Chair
By Neal Lemery One year at Thanksgiving, Mom told me to set an extra place setting. We’d counted up all the relatives who would be coming, and I was curious […]
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The View From Here: The Tide of High Expectations is Headed In
By Julie Chick, FACT (Families & Communities Together) Coastal Program Coordinator Now that sheltered workshops in Oregon have been phased out (a place where groups of individuals often earned pennies […]
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FACT Oregon is on the road and we are coming to the North Coast – Dec. 1st
Attention parents and caregivers of children with disabilities, and professionals! Free trainings and resources coming your way on December 1, 2018 in Rockaway Beach, OR! REGISTER NOW! We heard you, […]
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The Littoral Life: A dedication to be named later
By Dan Haag One of my favorite things about cracking open a new book is reading the dedication. It’s for a couple of reasons. First, it’s fun to conjure up […]
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In Good Health: Aging in America – Is Grandma Suicidal?
By Linda Tate, Communications Director NW Osteopathic Medical Foundation Last week we were given a lesson in forgiveness, something we can all benefit from in one way or another, right? […]
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Remembering Grandpa Henry
By Neal Lemery November 11, 2018 World War I, the “Great War”, the “War to End All Wars”, ended one hundred years ago today. That day, my grandfather was a […]
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IN GOOD HEALTH: One Secret for Maintaining Our Mental Health
Last week we talked about living life in a wheelchair, and how very difficult that is to accomplish. My hat is off to the warriors among us who manage this […]
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