by Evana Sandusky | May 6, 2022 | Caregiving, Hope, Special Needs Parenting
Many days, life has a rhythm that I find comfortable. I manage my family, work, and church responsibilities with finesse. The routines of daily life feel calm. I handle hard situations with grace and resolution while seeking God for guidance.There are some days when...
by Jolene Philo | Apr 25, 2022 | Caregiving, Challenges, Living Life Daily
Caring for a family member in the hospital became my reality once more, when the nurse at my mother’s long term care facility called.“Your mom is being sent to the ER by ambulance.”“I’ll be there in ten minutes. Don’t send her until I get there.” Thus, my...
by Sandra Peoples | Apr 4, 2022 | Caregiving, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
I will continue to rejoice, 19 for I know that through your prayers and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance. 20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient...
by Jolene Philo | Mar 28, 2022 | Caregiving, Medically Fragile, Special Needs Parenting
What caregiving is teaching me about writing fiction could fill a book. If someone had tried to tell me, when I was a kid emptying my dad’s urinal and operating his Hoyer Lift, that caregiving and writing have a lot in common, I wouldn’t have believed...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Mar 21, 2022 | Caregiving, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Growth
QUIRKSFacial expressions and some mannerisms of mine were recently brought up to me as something that someone found irritating. The interesting thing is that this person also has some facial expressions and mannerisms that I find irritating! It was nice to have a good...
by Sandra Peoples | Mar 7, 2022 | Caregiving, Challenges, Special Needs Parenting
“We do hard things” was our family motto for years. We used to encourage each other with it when we needed to be brave. We would tease each other with it when one of us didn’t want to put away the laundry or take out the trash. But after an especially stressful...
