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I arrived at about 2:50pm for my first 3:00pm middle school football game. My youngest daughter, Rachel, started cheerleading this year....
Gray Matters
My first column that I ever wrote was for a periodic called the “Kansas Senior Times.” I was asked to write articles of interest to...
Dignity of Risk—What is Your Plan?
A family in crisis came to see me recently. There were multiple children. Mom was there. She is in her eighties and recently had a series...
A Guide for Your Journey
Many of you know that we talk about working with our client/families and being “A Guide for Your Journey”. For some that may be a...
The Legacy That You Do Not Know About
The month of June always makes me think of my grandmother. Both because of D Day (you will understand more about that in a moment) and...
Older American's Month
May is “Older Americans Month”. Recognition of the celebration started in 1963. At that time there were 17 million Americans 65 and...
Who is Listening?
My youngest grandson is named Max. Max is a perfect name for him – living life to the max. Max is 3, going on 14. During my last visit...
Some People Have Real Problems
On occasion, we have to step back for a moment to gain perspective. That is a lesson I learned over and over from my grandparents. ...
Is Good Enough, Good Enough for Estate Planning or Mushrooms?
A while back I was with a group of elder law attorneys. Our discussion turned online and GPT (artificial intelligence) designed estate...
What is Most Important
Some of you know my story but there may be some out there that do not. Let me summarize it. For many years my law practice in Western...