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The Lincoln Center: The Power of Gratitude in Family Life
Gratitude comes easily at the birthday party. Parents have filled the day with presents, special food, cake, balloons, and special attention. Birthday gift lists have been shared with family and friends. As presents are handed out, squeals of joy and laughing smiles greet each new gift. But then comes a moment of truth—THE PRACTICAL PRESENT—the…
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Chester County Woman Living in California Describes Heartbreaking Reality of Wildfires
A Chester County native is speaking out about her experience with the California wildfires, writes Madeleine Wright for CBS News Philadelphia. Christina Sheller was born in West Chester but moved out to Granada Hills in the San Fernando Valley; now calling California home. She recently experienced the horrible terror of being near four wildfires that…
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Weekend Wanderer: Memory Care or Assisted Living?
So I walked Willie to memory care, a meandering journey through the independent living building to the joint assisted living/memory care building at the Temple of Doom. And she was … fine. No fight. No protests. That — that isn’t Willie. Willie’s a fighter. Willie loves nothing more than a good fight. Even when there’s…
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Ditch New Year’s Resolutions! Try the Winter Arc
Let’s be honest with each other. By January 31st, those New Year’s resolutions are long gone, right? I mean, sure. Perhaps the more regimented among us last until Groundhog Day. Or maybe you’re like my husband, who sets goals instead of resolutions. But for us mere mortals, the Associated Press says the end of January…
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Weekend Wanderer: The Trek to Memory Care
So where were we? Oh yes. The Upper Moreland police found Willie standing on the corner of Byberry and Davisville Roads on a blustery night in early December. The police officer took Willie back to the Temple of Doom. That was when he called me. “Is she OK?” I asked. The officer said Willie was…
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Local Couple Marry in Gorgeous Winter Ceremony in West Chester
Conshohocken couple Megan McLaughlin and Ryan Coonahan tied the knot in West Chester in a beautiful winter wedding centered on faith and family, writes Gina Lizzo for the Main Line Today. The couple met in a freshman theology class at the University of Scranton and graduated from local Catholic schools: McLaughlin from Villa Maria Academy…
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Weekend Wanderer: A Romance for the Golden Years
We’ll get to Willie’s move next week. We have to discuss Willie’s boyfriend. Yep. Willie has a boyfriend. I was visiting Willie one day. She complained about a fellow widow. This widow, she said, was not moving on. This widow needed a life. “Look at me,” Willie said. “I miss Indy. But I…
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Washington Post: Morgantown Casino Excursion Sparks Romance for Local Couple After 50 Years
Bob Wenrich and Fay Gable, a Lancaster County couple who divorced fifty years ago, have rekindled their romance and tied the knot again, writes Cathy Free for The Washington Post. The pair got married in 1951 when Gable was 16 and Wenrich was 21. The couple settled into a busy life in Lancaster County having…
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Weekend Wanderer: Another Christmas to Remember
Around my house, the holidays tend to involve some Black Christmas-level drama. Indy went to Marion’s bar in Nepal six days before Christmas, two years ago. Let me tell you something. Nothing puts you in the Christmas spirit like planning a funeral. You know, the funeral home was decorated for Christmas. That was weird. People…
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Downingtown Mom Organizes Toy Drive for Children Who Have Been Affected by Gun Violence
Although the Christmas season is a hard time of year for Michelle Boyer, she’s choosing to give back to the local community to help those who share her grief, writes Shawnette Wilson for FOX29 Philadelphia. The Downingtown mother’s home is filled with toys from the first toy drive she organized in honor of her daughter…
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Weekend Wanderer: Is it Christmastime?
At 5:18 on the morning of Nov. 14, PhillyBurbs.com proclaimed, “The holiday season is here.” On Thanksgiving Day, PhillyVoice laid down the gauntlet. “Once the Thanksgiving meal is done, it’s game over for the last holdouts; you’re in the yuletide whether you like it or not.” I love the sentiment. And the solid use of…
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Unionville Community Gathers to Remember Baseball Coach Daniel Urdaneta
Hundreds of Unionville community members gathered to honor baseball coach Daniel Urdaneta in a memorial service on Nov. 20, writes Richard Gaw for Chester County Press. Coach Urdaneta recently passed away at age 40 after a battle with cancer. Urdaneta is survived by his wife Kris, son Luca, and his parents. Over 200 residents gathered…
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Chester County Mom Finds Comfort in Ronald McDonald House After Son’s Heart Surgery
As a Chester County mother walked into the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Delaware with her son, she reminisced on her time there three years ago, writes Nikki DeMentri for CBS News. “The first time I walked through the doors here to check in after he was born was the hardest day of my…
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For Jason and Kylie Kelce: Another Girl Is On the Way
Kylie Kelce announced recently on social media that she and Jason are expecting their fourth baby girl, writes Ariel Simpson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Kelce girls—Wyatt, Elliotte, and Bennett-– were included in the social media post, shown wearing matching sweaters with “big sister” embroidered on the front. “I feel like we captured a very…
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Weekend Wanderer: The Taxes Are Done
Thanksgiving is close. Close enough to taste creamy mashed potatoes. Thick gravy. That uncle’s dripping sarcasm. Please. Everybody has that uncle. I’m sharing what I’m grateful for. Willie’s taxes are done. And it only took 19 months. Nineteen months of looking for five years’ worth of tax documents. Nineteen months of calling government agencies. Nineteen…
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Weekend Wanderer: A Few Kids and a Sick Dog, Part 2
When we last left the hapless me, my daughter was home after her college campus shut down. And my dog had diarrhea. Now, my dog, Pete, had just been to the vet for a check-up. They assured me Pete living another three years — through my younger child’s freshman year of college — was an…
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Weekend Wanderer: A Few Kids and a Sick Dog, Part 1
I’m going to tell you — warn you? — right now. This story is a two-parter. So much happened in October. I mean, yes, you’re right. Not as much as happened in December of that awful, awful year. And certainly nothing as bad. But it was still quite the October. Since we’re doing a two-parter…
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Beloved Radio Broadcaster and Longtime 6abc Host from Exton, Passes Away at 76
Walter “Wally” Kennedy, of Exton, a beloved KYW anchor and longtime 6abc host, died on Oct. 30 aged 76, writes Beatrice Forman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Kennedy, best known for his wide-ranging interviews with celebrities and Philadelphia politicians, was a 6abc fixture for over two decades. He was the host of morning news shows AM…
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