by Marlena Fiol | Apr 3, 2023
Ed and I just returned from a more than 4,000-mile road trip through Oregon, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho. We call it our “reconnections” trip as we planned the itinerary around visits with eighteen friends spread across those…
by Marlena Fiol | Mar 2, 2023
One of my favorite sculptures hanging on our living room wall is a piece called “I Am Many,” created by Jacquline Hurlbert. The artist says that the piece is a reminder of the complexities of our being. Jacquline’s…
by Marlena Fiol | Nov 26, 2022
Ed and I recently had the pleasure and privilege to be interviewed by Carol Graham for her podcast NEVER EVER GIVE UP HOPE. Click READ MORE to get to the link to the interview: NEVER EVER GIVE UP HOPE
by Marlena Fiol | Jun 3, 2022
ED AND I — MOVING INTO OLD AGE TOGETHER My Ed just had a birthday, so he’s now in his 80th year. How is that even possible? When I was young, 80 seemed really…
by Marlena Fiol | Jun 25, 2021
My Dad and I (1970) In honor of Forgiveness Day, which is observed on June 26 this year, my YouTube show this week is about my journey of forgiveness with my father and his Mennonite clan. My father and I hurt one another….
by Marlena Fiol | Jun 19, 2021
“We all lie like hell,” says Dr. Brad Blanton in his book Radical Honesty. “It wears us out…it is the major source of all human stress. It kills us.” July 7 was Tell the Truth Day, an unofficial holiday that encourages us to…