by Beth Lueders | May 14, 2020 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Perspective
Shhhh . . . I’ll dish some dirt. I’ll let you in on a little secret. Growing up in southeast Nebraska, where the soil reminds me of moist German chocolate cake, my preschool self decided, well, to investigate the gooey richness. One spring day when my dad was...
by Beth Lueders | Apr 23, 2020 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Resilience
What would social distancing look like in Grandma’s Day? I wonder. My paternal grandmother, Anna, was larger than life to me. Granted, she was a sturdy 5 feet, 10 inches tall with a size 11 foot (imagine trying to find Chuck Taylors in the early 1900s that fit), but...
by Beth Lueders | Feb 27, 2020 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Perspective
You’ve been there. You may be there right now. Your feet hurt, your body hurts, you are just plain worn out. These UGH days make it challenging to keep going. But I know something that will help: strong shoes. Let me explain through the inspiring story of Dutch...
by Beth Lueders | Feb 20, 2020 | Blog Post, Everyday People
Some of us say we’d die for chocolate and others of us almost do. Becky Grassinger is a serious chocolate lover who almost lost her life and her devoted chocoholic taste for the sweet treat. And all because she donated most of her liver to a co-worker she barely knew....
by Beth Lueders | Dec 5, 2019 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Perspective
Most of us appreciate a feel-good story. The holiday season is replete with feel-good stories of generosity and kind gestures. Well, have I got a feel-good story for you! This morning while searching my computer files, I ran across a 2012 CNN article about a...
by Beth Lueders | Sep 28, 2019 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Perspective
You probably have a Peggy in your life and may not even know it. Someone who spurs you on to keep living well and you may not even realize it. My Peggy says she’s 95, 96, or 97. She says she can’t keep track of all the details at her age. I don’t blame her. When...
