Caregiving

Part 1: The Beginning

My life changed in 2011. Mom had gone in for a minimally invasive heart surgery, and the day before she was due to be released from the...

Just as the the most challenging phase of caregiving for mom was coming to an end, I got a call at work. Dad had fallen, and had broken...

In a caregiving situation, everyone involved enters a period of mourning. The caregiver mourns the life they put on hold. And the...

Whenever we experience an unexpected turn of events, people tend to ask one thing. "Why me?" Perhaps it is human nature to want to know...

When I was a new Christian, I thought the Lord required believers to go out and serve people in countries like Africa. Out of a desire...

A friend of mine had an elderly mother who lived in a nursing home. One day, my friend showed me the screen on her cell phone listing...

My dad would sit up in bed in the middle of the night and shout out something he wanted. “I’m hungry!” he would cry out, or “I’m hot!” ...

There is something that those who have never been caregivers don’t understand. When you become a caregiver, it is an immersive,...

Take a look outside your window. Listen to the bird as it sings to heaven with its own God-crafted voice. See it fly just as God made...

When my parents' health disintegrated, their physical challenges turned into emotional ones. Being the only unmarried daughter, it fell...

There comes a time in every caregiver’s life when you have a thought that brings terrible shame upon you. My life will be so much better...

My father went into the hospital one day, because he had trouble breathing. He got better, and after a few days, he was well enough to...

The most precious--and rarest--thing to a caregiver is a period of rest. A prolonged vacation may be unattainable, so we have to settle...

As your loved one nears the end of their life—when hunger fades, systems shut down, joy escapes—there comes an indescribable feeling of...

The days after Dad’s death was a flurry of activity. Funeral plans, the burial, the receiving of family members at home. Then came the...

Have you noticed how many superhero movies there are to watch? Hollywood continually produces films starring DC and Marvel lead...