From the Prairie to the Shore
This summer, I will celebrate the 21st anniversary of my 21st birthday. It doesn’t seem possible. Not just because of this age I am now, but because that summer was one of the biggest adventures of my...
View ArticleStories From A Broad: Chronicling my Caribbean trip with a rum diary
Today our July Blogger of the Month, MeLinda Schnyder, shares a post in the spirit of this month’s KSWB theme, Stories From A Broad. While Johnny Depp’s The Rum Diary movie was in theaters back in fall...
View ArticleNew marriage, new city — new roles
By Jacqueline Bowser, August Blogger of the Month The secret is out: something is happening very soon and I’ll have to learn to bloom where I am {trans}planted. I love to travel, and I want to see the...
View ArticleLeaving a legacy to always ‘bloom where you’re planted’
Today we’re pleased to present a guest post by blogger Amanda Chastain, who is deeply familiar with our theme for August. As a military spouse, I often feel like my life is spinning like a tornado out...
View ArticleLessons Learned from Dating Online in My 50s
Our blogger of the month, Brenda Cohorn, ends her tour of duty with us today with her lessons learned in the world of online dating at the age of 56. Talk about brave! I found myself single after 30+...
View ArticleSnow Much Fun in Kansas
Most of Kansas saw snow this week. Here’s the view from around the state, as our members see it: Sitting in the house with our families and watching the snow fall is pure happiness. Especially when it...
View ArticleWhen the Job You Didn’t Want Turns Out to Be Exactly What You Needed {Luck}
By Diana Staresinic-Deane, Blogger of the Month for March 2015 In 2011, I found myself in the frustrating position of being a trailing spouse — that wife or husband who has to give up, well, pretty...
View ArticleSometimes the Hardest Moments Are the Luckiest Ones {Luck}
By Diana Staresinic-Deane, Blogger of the Month for March 2015 About a year ago, I was signing books at an event in Emporia when I looked up to see the next person in line. I was absolutely tickled to...
View ArticleThe Luck of Learning Life’s Lessons
By Diana Staresinic-Deane, Blogger of the Month for March 2015 For my last post about luck, I want to write about the luck of learning life’s lessons. A few years ago, a mental health colleague...
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