Hope and Inspiration
Asking for What You Need
“Where’s my dad?” I said to the nurse in the Cardiac ICU. “He should be out by now.” ...
The Unexpected Birthday Party
My grandmother, whom everyone called Mom, sat hunched in a kitchen chair, the lump on her back fr ...
The Ministry of the Cookie Lady
My wife, Sandra, and I were caring for Florence, my mother-in-law. I was feeling helpless and fru ...
What If . . . ?
“What if Mike and I get into an accident?” I asked my friend Julie over the phone. ...
Exercising Our Faith
From the spot at the pulleys at my physical therapy facility, I watched transfixed as the woman m ...
The Wall
There was a wall between my father-in-law, Dale, and me. A former Army officer, Dale was used to ...
Final Jeopardy
My mother, her body ravaged by pancreatic cancer, wanted to come home to die. Instead of a steril ...
In God’s Hands
It was 3:00 pm, and I was anxious. The doctor still hadn’t sent an important prescription to th ...
Waiting for His Voice
Radiation hadn’t helped. Before the surgeon removed the cancer in Dad’s throat, the family st ...
Pawprints All Over Our Hearts
My husband Jerry’s ability to communicate gradually diminished as his dementia progressed. It b ...
Her World
The heat of her house? Stifling. The dust? Impenetrable. The creaking and groaning of floors? A t ...
Inspirational QUOTES
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You never really lose until you quit trying.
