Kiss Resolutions Goodbye! For years I made New Year’s resolutions: lose weight, start an exercise program, have better health, give up chocolate, and myriad other impossible proclamations. While my husband recovered from his stem-cell transplant, I spent all of my spare time in bed. I felt grumpy and depressed and… Read more“Why You Should Forget About New Year’s Resolutions”
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The Tricky Part of Psalm 91
Getting to the Tricky Part of Psalm 91 In the final part of this series on Psalm 91 and the caregiver, we arrive at the tricky part of the psalm. Why do I call it tricky? Well, a simple perusal might cause someone to say, “Hey, I believe in God… Read more“The Tricky Part of Psalm 91”
Can Caregivers Find Comfort in Psalm 91?
It’s been a few weeks since I last wrote about Psalm 91 and the caregiver. In the intervening time, I’ve run a marathon, taken a marathon car trip (from Holbrook, to San Diego, to Holbrook, and then Tulsa, and finally to Palmer, Alaska). I have also taken on a different… Read more“Can Caregivers Find Comfort in Psalm 91?”
Are You Willing to Let God be Sovereign in the Situation?
A Caregiver Looks at Psalm 91: Part II In part one of this series we looked at the first four verses of Psalm 91—a well-loved Psalm that I have a problem with. Join me as I work through the next two verses and try to figure out what they mean… Read more“Are You Willing to Let God be Sovereign in the Situation?”
A Caregiver Looks at Psalm 91
A Caregiver Looks at Psalm 91 I confess. I have a problem with Psalm 91. Have you read it lately? For the last seven months, I’ve studied the Psalms. Last week I came to Psalm 91 and it got my dander up. Why? Because as a caregiver, I KNOW that… Read more“A Caregiver Looks at Psalm 91”
YOU Can Help Stop the Stigma
Mental Health Awareness Month-What’s the Big Deal? May marks Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. Many of you may wonder why a website dedicated to caregivers and caregiving would take the time to mention mental health isues. Meantal Health problems are the unseen cancer of our times. According… Read more“YOU Can Help Stop the Stigma”
Pray and Persist: The Keys to Advocating for Adolescents
Flashbacks by Proxy The hiss of the bus stopping at the United terminal at the Newark, NJ airport stabbed me. We grabbed our suitcases, in preparation from finishing our transfer from one terminal to another on the airport bus. Two years had passed since that fateful night when we almost… Read more“Pray and Persist: The Keys to Advocating for Adolescents”
What You don’t Know About Breathing Can Really Hurt You
Losing My Ability to Breathe Somewhere, between diagnosis and deliverance, I forgot how to breathe. I find myself, at odd moments, holding my breath, not in anticipation or fright, but simply because I have forgotten the rhythm of breathing. I didn’t even know about my loss until I started experiencing… Read more“What You don’t Know About Breathing Can Really Hurt You”
What a Rubber Ducky Taught Me About Salvation
Rubber Ducky Memories I walked into the guest bathroom this morning and saw my grandson’s rubber ducky sitting on the edge of tub. Memories of a smaller tub and a similar rubber ducky floated into my head. January 3, 2003—Pedro had eaten his breakfast one painstaking bite at a time…. Read more“What a Rubber Ducky Taught Me About Salvation”
Four Tips for Encouraging Others When It’s Not Your Love Language
Encouraging Others is a Learned Skill Encouraging others does not come naturally for me. Maybe my intorvertedness or laziness keeps me from encouraging others, but I know that encouragement plays an important role in others achieving success. Everyone Moves at a Different Pace My husband and I took ten kids… Read more“Four Tips for Encouraging Others When It’s Not Your Love Language”
