Hope and Inspiration
Let’s Get Creative
We were desperate. Dad had been busy all his life as a farmer and factory worker. Even in retirem ...
Gifts
For nearly a year, my mother-in-law lived with us after a series of illnesses prevented her from ...
Hero on a Hill
In one of my favorite movies, a great battle breaks out between two warring tribes in a valley. W ...
May I Have This Dance?
Nearly every evening one summer, I watched a frail 80-something woman guide her husband to the ed ...
Remembering that God Knows Everything
“It’s your turn. I dropped the ball!” my sister says excitedly. “I’m going to ...
Hoping and Trusting
Humans are the only creatures that require hope. Animals do not require this state of being for a ...
Not Control, but Love
As we arrived at the cancer center, my mother informed me that she had been unable to walk on her ...
Coping Strategies
Early each day, I see the familiar flashing lights of our neighbor James’s bicycle from our fro ...
Relearning How to Live Life to the Fullest
The oncologist told my mother-in-law she should stay home during chemo because her immunity was l ...
A Friend in Deed
After a month of taking my mother-in-law to her physical therapy sessions, I had settled into the ...
Finding the Best Ways to Help
When I received an e-mail from the director at Mom’s assisted-living facility, my heart rate do ...
Inspirational QUOTES
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I think success happens when it's supposed to and when you can appreciate it. I am grateful that it didn't happen for me at 22 or 23. I would've been foolish to think that we're all entitled to it, instead of it being the divine blessing that it is.
