God's Grace and Life's Challenges

A Letter to Caregivers

Dear Full-Time Caregivers of Loved Ones with Dementia— I want to give you a standing ovation right now, but I’m

I learned lessons of aging today. Mom asked me twice how old I was. The first time I answered, “Fifty

My daughter, Annabel, and I stopped by to drop some things off at Mom and Dad’s the other day. I

It’s funny how much twelve pieces of paper can communicate…how just a few words scribbled here and there on

I’ve tried not to write about this. I’ve restrained myself many times. But maybe you can handle the truth. And

The glass-door hutch above Mom’s small desk in her living room startled me today. It was all clean and arranged

I gained a new perspective today. I hope I remember it. I gave Mom her bath and got her dressed

Mom came walking down the hall as I was going into her room. I stopped and gave her a hug.

Some days Mom’s new normal hardly fazes me. Other days it totally exhausts me. Today is one of those other

Some days when I just feel like pulling my hair out, I need to just stop and brush it instead.