Larry L. Taylor
Meet an “AMAZING!” whose valor under fire was finally well rewarded! LARRY L. TAYLOR, at 81, was finally awarded the Medal of Honor, a well-deserved honor, after his 2,000 combat missions flying UH-1 and Cobra helicopters. Larry was forced down five times and engaged by enemy fire some 340 times during his time in Vietnam. […]
Olivia Burnett
Meet an “AMAZING!” who finally fulfilled her life-long dream! OLIVIA BURNETTE, at 80, fulfilled a life-long dream of getting her diploma from the Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology. It’s a dream she’d started some 50 years ago, but then due to unexpected surgery and subsequently raising a family on her own, […]
The Best Free Gifts for The Holidays
The Holidays. A time of giving. And giving and giving, until sometimes it feels like you are nothing but a shopping/buying machine, and the joy of giving, well . . . it’s going-going-gone. But what if there were a way of giving that costs you nothing but a nano-second of attention? No currency – paper, […]
The Question’s Not the Problem: The Answer May Be
How many times in your youth, were you told by a benevolent, or at the very least, good-hearted, coach or teacher, “There’s no such thing as a stupid question.” You’ve probably said that very phrase to your children as well. And yet, when jurors ask during deliberations to have something explained to them or ask […]
Everett Kalin
Meet an “AMAZING!” who surprises one and all with his astonishing feats! EVERETT KALIN, at 93, is one of the oldest hikers to make the 13-hour trek up to the top of the challenging Half Dome at Yosemite National Park and then the 14-16 mile descent! Accompanied by his son, Jon and his granddaughter Sidney, […]
Marg Burg
Meet an “AMAZING!” who flew ‘like a bird’ for her 90th! MARG BURG, at 90, celebrated her birthday by skydiving! Something she’d decided she wanted to do, and here was the perfect opportunity. Marg invited those of her extensive family of four children, six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren, for the most part in Tennessee, who […]
Andres Garcia-Carro
Meet an “AMAZING!” who’s enjoying yet another wonderful career! ANDRES GARCIA-CARRO, at 91, is a much sought-after fashion model – a career that was birthed three years ago because of the pandemic! During the lockdown, Andres’s granddaughter, Celine van Heel, came to live with her grandparents so they wouldn’t be alone and started photographing Andres. […]
Jayne Burns
Meet an “AMAZING!” who thrives at work – her happy place! JAYNE BURNS, at 101, is a happy employee at Joann (the fabric store), where she can be found cutting fabric – as she has for the past 30+ years! A former bookkeeper who retired off and on, Jayne was introduced to Joann by her […]
A Misunderstood Virtue, Episode 77
Do you confuse being modest with failing to acknowledge your own qualities? Too often, we confuse owning our qualities with arrogance, or entitlement, and certainly we don’t want to be indulging in that! In this podcast, you’ll discover how recognizing your qualities is in fact what gives you the tools to better navigate the challenges […]
Bert Edlin
Meet an “AMAZING!” who defied the odds to walk his beloved granddaughter down the aisle! BERT EDLIN, at 95, became a TikTok and Instagram hit when he walked his granddaughter, Rachel Powell, down the aisle at her wedding, strewing flower petals along her path. Rachel had asked her beloved grandpa to be her “Flower Grandpa” […]