11/05/2026
Yesterday was Mother’s Day, and today would have been my Mom’s 106th birthday. Looking back at this picture, I realize just how much these three women shaped not only who I became, but also why I founded Human Conversation Services. 💚
Granny was tenacious. She was standing on her kitchen table painting her ceiling well into her 90s. She believed life was meant to be lived fully, not watched from the sidelines.
Auntie A taught me resilience. Lord knows she had her share of heartbreak, but she always kept moving forward. No matter what life handed her, she stayed connected to people, laughter, and purpose.
And Mom, in the gray, loved the arts and nature. She taught me to slow down, notice beauty, and stop and smell the roses. She understood something I think we often forget in our busy lives, conversation, connection, and simply being seen matter deeply.
That realization is a big part of why I founded Human Conversation Services. Not because seniors need another app, device, or automated check-in, but because they still need what these three women valued most: human connection, stories, laughter, consistency, and someone who genuinely enjoys talking with them.
I’d like to think I have the best parts of all three of them alive and well in me. And every conversation we provide through HCS is, in many ways, a continuation of what they taught me.
Also, this picture is from the 80s and yes… I absolutely had a perm. Some lessons are timeless. Some hairstyles should stay in the archives. 😄