One of the important things we need for better health is rest. There are lots of reasons for rest…it is the time we spend in reconstruction. Our body is working the whole time we are asleep.
Sleep is a time we take to get ready for the next day, a time to recoup our energy, a […]
It is early on the day we honor the ladies who gave us life. I mentioned before that I believe we should spend much more than one day honoring them, but, someone somewhere gave us this one day to let Mom know how much we really appreciate them.
The first thing that comes to mind is […]
When I first saw a bunch of large, multi-colored balls in the gym, I immediately turned to my High School days of dodge ball. I looked around the room at my rehab classmates—there was one man of 83, I was pretty sure I could take him- and then the lady—she was my age and much […]
Summer is right around the corner, at least here in South Texas. It reached the 80’s today and that is warm in any part of the country. I often think of a favorite activity of mine—swimming.
The exercise energy we use to swim is astounding. I never knew swimming was as good an exercise as it […]
One of my favorite exercise machines is the stationary bike. The bike allows me to utilize my large leg muscles, burns several calories in a relatively short time and the action is automatic, not requiring much thought.
The movements of bicycling are learned,by most of us, at an early age. I remember riding my bike all […]
This is one of my tired days—I have those once in a while. The full time work schedule is a lot of fun, I just need to learn to pace myself better.
I have been like this for some time—go real hard and then crash. well, to do the days right it requires a change in […]
I went to a strip mall today and noticed all the parking spaces for handicap folks were in the prime locations closest to the doors. This makes sense except for me in my condition. You see, my doctor tells me I need to consider parking to make my health better.
I need to exercise and it […]
By
Roy Sherman MercerUSMC- Viet Nam- 1968-1960
Guns went off and so did bombs,
And in the air went prayers of Moms.
Some came home and some did not,
I wondered if those prayers the Angels caught.
Some time later I’d know the answer,
When I came home and first did see her.
For from her eyes rolled tears of joy,
Even though too […]
This is one on Mom’s favorite stories, and she tells it better than me, but I want to share another Happy Heart Memory.
I can’t remember the occasion, Mom’s birthday I think. I wanted to take her out for her dinner and I did. I asked her to go to dinner at least two days before […]
Mom grew up in a small town in Missouri, Marionville. She grew up in town, and I heard she climbed trees, shot marbles, hunted, and fished better than any boy in town.Then, during the later part of Mom’s High School Days, they moved to the farm.
My Granddaddy had orchards, pigs, corn and a pharmacy in […]