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"Sandwich Generation. " "Cluttered-Nest Syndrome.

We m et on Easter Sunday and were married three months later on the 4th of July. After 33 years of being on my own, divorce and single motherhood behind me, I had found my soul mate.

SOMETIMES LIFE CAN FEEL LIKE A SERIES OF SNAPSHOTS— some moments and events beautifully in focus, some so wildly out of kilter that we wish we could take those "bad shots" and just toss them aside. But from a spiritual point of view, life doesn't stop and start, meting out random good times sprinkled in among the occasional rough patches.

RECENTLY MY WIFE AND I TOOK the famous 17-mile drive along the Carmel, California, coast. What a glorious day! The shining sun reflected off the gently rolling waves of the Pacific Ocean.

GOD NEEDS YOU. YES, THAT MEANS YOU —as well as every blade of grass, ant, and tree.

ONE BRIGHT MORNING many years ago, I awoke to learn from my dad of a quick healing that my mom had experienced, the evening before. One moment she had been in extreme pain with an internal disorder and the next moment she was suddenly well and free.

1. After many years in the industrial design and construction business, Paul Sedan now enjoys pursuing his lifelong love of fine art.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path—and leave a trail.

I HAVE A SMALL, CLOSE-KNIT FAMILY with diverse ideas about how to live life. Both my sons have left the "nest," one to work with at-risk teens, and the other to work with my brother, his uncle, in his property management business.

ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, I had the opportunity to backpack across a beautiful mountain range in New Mexico with six other young women at Philmont Scout Ranch. We had been grouped together for an expedition offered by Philmont through a unique Venture Scouting BSA (Boy Scouts of America) program.