Hope and Inspiration
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 ...
A Cheerful Heart
I think it’s OK to laugh when Mom, who has Alzheimer’s, inadvertently says something funny. T ...
Unconditional Love
My father-in-law, Jack, was a man of few words. My husband, Mike, never knew where he stood with ...
Wordless Prayers
It had been a rough day. Within weeks, two of my children had been diagnosed with separate chroni ...
A New Family
Mary left her college teaching career in another state to take care of her elderly mother. As an ...
Keeping Things in Perspective
I walked out of my mother-in-law’s house, climbed into my car and slammed the door shut. ...
The Armor of Light
A pastor who was caring for his wife shared with me how his wife responded when the doctor told h ...
The Inside Stays Beautiful
My mother was a strikingly beautiful Norwegian blonde, always meticulous in her appearance. When ...
Friends of a Feather
Since my grandmother’s death, my mom and I had worried about my grandfather. He cared for my gr ...
Inspirational QUOTES
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Complaining and being gracious is like bending over and standing up at the same time. It is impossible.
