If you are opening my Take Heart email on November 8, 2022, it’s midterm election day. It feels like many of us are holding our breath in anticipation Holding your breath is not good for your health. It’s not good for our families. It’s not good for our community....
Dear Avalon family, On October 17, 2022, an FDA ruling made over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids legal to buy without a prescription. You’ll be able to buy hearing aids off the shelf without even having your hearing tested. I do not have a crystal ball! And I want to...
Dear Avalon family, Do you have this thing about having to buy new blue jeans? I do. So often, by the time you break in a pair of jeans, they become ‘outdated’ or wear out. You often don’t know where to go, so you try a bunch of different stores. Or you go online and...
Dear Friend of Avalon, I find myself thinking a lot about the concept of Rites of Passage over the past few weeks. You see, my son, Christopher, is getting married next weekend! You may remember him as he worked at Avalon for a couple of years. A Rite of Passage is...
Dear Avalon family, This past weekend I got to play “dress up” thanks to KIVE public television. I want to share some of the fun I had with you! KVIE offered two special screenings of the new Downton Abbey movie and Avalon was the proud sponsor of these joyful events!...
Dear Avalon family, Here’s a question for you: What do you hear, right now? My windows are open so that I can enjoy the coolness of the early morning. I hear the soft breeze blowing through the leaves of the trees, the traffic noise at a distance, the mumbling voices...