Alzheimer’s – Page 3 – God's Grace and Life's Challenges

Making the Most of the Time We Have

Monday was my Dad’s birthday. His first one with Jesus. I miss him. And I miss Mom. And regrets and

These thoughts from five years ago impact me even more today. Wow, I feel weak lately. I’m still grieving my

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

Guilt. It seems to be an ever present shadow in this journey of caregiving and grieving. Some people seem to

It’s happening more often these days. It happened tonight. My 94 year old mother-in-law bowed her head and put her

I stepped out of my door today and a gust of wind hit the trees and bright yellow leaves swirled

I was feeding my mom a meal the other day and I asked her, “Mama, are you happy?” She turned

Last night, after going through Mama’s night time routine, I tucked her into bed and then I climbed in next

Dementia seems so arbitrary. After watching it progress in Mama’s life over ten years now, I’m surprised that it can

It finally came! My aunt had called me several weeks ago to check in about Mom. She’d mentioned that she’d