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Look out! Here come the four months that host the most emotionally charged holidays on the calendar. They cruelly come in succession during a time when daylight hours evaporate and Seasonal [...]

  Vice-President Joe Biden recently gave our nation a special whisper. I am not talking about the political announcement concerning his intention not to run for President of the United [...]

If you  are in the area, I encourage you to come to the York County 50plus Expo sponsored by On-Line Publishers, Inc.http://www.onlinepub.com on Wednesday September 30th at the York Expo Center [...]

I recently read about a form of eco-therapy practiced in Japan called Shinrin Yoku.   Literally, this Japanese name describes the ritual of “taking in the forest atmosphere”. The [...]

Hello solitude. You scared me when I first met you. My grief insisted upon your presence. You were so quiet. So empty. I didn’t want to be your friend. I wanted you to go away and never come [...]

  After a brief illness, my late husband’s 92 year-old father, David S. Kluxen Sr., took his last breath this week. The details of his death aren’t important. His long, well-lived life is [...]

I can’t imagine my life now without my whispers. A 1977 whisper turned me into a best friend, a wife and a mother. That was good. But 15 years later, a loud and frightening whisper left me a [...]

Widow to Widow- Lancaster has invited Kim Kluxen Meredith to speak about her book, “Listen for the Whispers: Coping with Grief & Learning to Live Again” at their monthly meeting [...]

  I was giddy when I left a whisper this month in beautiful Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. An autographed copy of my book, Listen for the Whispers: Coping with Grief and Learning to Live [...]

Kintsugi is an ancient technique to repair ceramics. This art form evolved from the dissatisfaction of a Japanese military commander with the restoration of his valued tea bowl. Sent to China, [...]