God's Grace and Life's Challenges

Chopping Onions

Everyone knows that chopping onions makes you teary. So, it’s no surprise that my eyes were blurry today. I was

I don’t know if it’s human nature, or just mine, but there was a part of me that wanted to

I stop by to visit Mom and Dad. The end table by Mom’s chair is covered in wrappers and half

I woke up with a headache. Then I learned that an older family member had called and talked to my

My mother’s mama had dementia, possibly from mini strokes. She lived across the country from us, so I only saw

It was a very imperfect kind of birthday party. Some parties are like that. We did get almost the whole

I shouldn’t keep it, but I can’t throw it away. Dad cleaned out another cupboard and asked me if I

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I was skimming some other dementia blogs lately and a reader had written in saying, that though she felt guilty

Last week Dad and I brought Mom to the dentist. It was slightly traumatic for all of us, but I

I’m learning lessons of provision, focus, and prayer as we crash into another stage with Alzheimer’s, or maybe back into