Debbie Havens

People have so many different and amazing talents. I have enjoyed watching Mandy Harvey as she conquers her difficulties being deaf and successfully singing. Her loss of hearing hit her...

There was a time, about three and half years ago, when I made a colossal mathematical error in our joint checking account. It was a mess, through some awful calculations...

My day starts pretty much the same every day. I get up around 7:00 or 8:00 o’clock, I get dressed, always keeping the weather in mind, and venture out into...

Myopic macular degeneration is a lot of words to use to simply say the vision I have now is remarkably different than when I was younger. What once was clear...

It’s always something... Life with macular degeneration has its own “sense of humor,” it seems. At times this twisted path of humor does not really make me laugh per se...

Benjamin Franklin is quoted to have said: “Happiness consists more in small pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that seldom happens during one’s life.”...

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...