Debbie Havens

We were certainly thrilled to be able to have an “almost” normal holiday this year. Still being cautious during this Covid-19 pandemic, we found ourselves carefully gathering with a few...

Having had the good fortune to be able to retire at age 54 has been really amazing. It has been 8 years since we were able to make this transition...

“A healthy human eye has three types of cone cells, each of which can register about one hundred different color shades, therefore most researchers ballpark the number of colors we...

I try to plan my outings to Walmart way in advance, knowing that only preparation and a well-crafted shopping list make these trips any less agonizing. My list was short...

My husband and I have been married for thirty-six years this past June. We have been blessed with four children, a daughter and three sons. Our nest is almost empty...

Each new day with this myopic macular degeneration diagnosis is deeply affected by the things around me. When I awake each morning, I am carefully checking, ever mindful of what...

My day-to-day activities are not anything overly exciting. The retired life I live has its perks. With being retired, my days are what I want to do, not what I...

This appointment day started just like any other. I no longer find myself overly nervous or anxious, just ready to be done with the day even before it has started...

My husband and I recently had a lovely getaway in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. I wrote previously of the beautiful setting. Our bed and breakfast was tucked away into the tree-lined...

Recently I had the opportunity to finally spend some time visiting with my Mom in St. Louis, Missouri. These pandemic days certainly present challenges in keeping in touch with the...

The past summer of 2021 slowly evolved for all of us. The scares of the pandemic became not so overwhelming at times, especially with being vaccinated and just being careful...

This past Sunday, I made another interesting observation in my life of living with macular degeneration. This was our Sunday church time, a beautiful morning in Southwest Missouri. The pandemic...

I am not sure about you, but I am constantly amazed at how quickly time goes by. It feels, literally, like a blink of an eye and suddenly it is...

There is nothing like picking up a good book and becoming so engrossed in its tale that the rest of the world simply disappears. My early recollections revolve around “The...

Having been diagnosed with macular degeneration in March of 2019, it has been two years plus of retinal specialist appointments. Simple eye chart and eye pressure test, followed by intense...

I do not pretend to know a lot. Most days, Google is my go-to for information that I feel I need to know at any given time. What an advantage...

Recently I had my six-week check-up for my macular degeneration. Nothing out of the ordinary was going on. My vision felt pretty stable as a matter of fact, which is...

Living with this myopic degeneration diagnosis these past two years and certainly been “eye-opening!” (Pun intended). I had honestly never even considered this to be on my radar. I had...

I think in life we are always searching. Searching for a new purpose, a new direction, a new car, a new book, a new art project, a new anything. There...

“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light” (Matthew 6:22). Boy, reading that verse gave me pause...