When my mentally-compromised loved one demands so much of my attention, energy, and effort, I need to take care of myself. This is not selfishness; this is survival…
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I miss his counsel, advice, conversation, support, jokes, and enthusiasm for life. He has always been the extrovert and me the introvert, but I have to carry the…
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Reflecting, I see God had been preparing me to be a suitable and competent caregiver for Gregg. I loved being a mother and caring for others. As a special…
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There isn’t an answer to “Why him?” Gregg was not targeted by God. His frailty comes as a result of being in the human race. Our Daily Treasure verse reminds us,…
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For months, my husband, Gregg, had been struggling to retrieve words and verbalize his thoughts. He seemed mildly confused…
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When others ask, “How are you doing?” I sometimes respond, “The Lord is giving me many opportunities to trust Him.” My life may be…
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The Bible, God’s infallible Word, is one continuous story of God keeping His promise to be with His chosen people. The sweet communion Adam and Eve enjoyed with God was broken…
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“Tell them hello for me” was one of Mom’s signature sayings. Depending on who “them” referred to, she might also tack on, “and that I love them.” I delivered her message…
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I watched as the EMTs carried Mom, cradled in her bedsheet, to the waiting ambulance. Though it appeared one of my worst fears, a fall-induced broken hip…
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It was difficult enough for me to watch Mom’s physical decline, but a year or so before she died, I started noticing changes in her mental capacity. Her inability to…
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Here in NW Georgia, spring is baby bird season – and baby deer, squirrels, and chipmunks. Juvenile squirrels relentlessly try to figure out how to breach…
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As I drove, hands clasping the steering wheel, praying we’d find Ray alive, it occurred to me that Chris’s question regarding someone accompanying me already provided a clue to what…
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It took several months after my husband’s fatal heart attack before I was ready to hear the specifics of his final hours. But, when I was, one of his closest…
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I pinched myself. Sue, pay attention; stay in the moment; live with expectancy. This is real. This is amazing. These God-created creatures are swimming…
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God's creativity, His grace offered by His creation, overflowed with gifts from the ocean. Before the tides rolled in in the early mornings, some…
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Flying high over this gentler swath of Alaska wilderness in our Beaver float plane, the beauty kept us wide-eyed and snapping pictures. A highlight…
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Flying high over this gentler swath of Alaska wilderness in our Beaver float plane, the beauty kept us wide-eyed and snapping pictures. A highlight…
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Living Nativity scenes, so popular during Advent, communicate worship to me. Often the face of the young girl acting as Mary oozes expectancy. She seems to know…
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I understand release and embrace, but expectations and expectancy? How are they different? What was God saying? I went with it – whatever…
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In this hurry up, fast-paced world, where we cling to expectations, we often miss out on the countless treasures surrounding us, designed…
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