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Back For Dinner
I have been volunteering with an organization that works with youth in foster care. Each month the youth and adult volunteers meet at a local church and use the big kitchen to cook a meal together. We have been hosting different groups of people who have enjoyed the dinners. There is one young man in particular that […]
No Explanation
Today I heard from a friend whose husband had open heart surgery. Even though they did everything that they were told to do to avoid such a thing, he now has an infection in the wound. She pondered this and shared her thoughts. She likened this particular instance to life in general. How often do […]
Much Needed Relief
A friend of mine lives with and cares for her aging mother. Her mother is in a lot of pain that is prohibiting her from getting up and about. My friend has been pursuing different doctors and options to see what can be done to help. I heard from her today. She got her mom […]
Got the Message
I was just tired today – perhaps it was the weather. So I sat down in front of the TV tonight and flipped through the channels. There was a new show on that I had seen the previews for. It was a sitcom about a family with a son who has special needs. I hesitated […]
Supportive Parkinsonians
My mom found out about a Parkinson’s support group several years ago and had thought often about going, but never did. We recently decided to make it a priority. Today my mom, sister, and I went to the group. It was “football month”, so my sister and I wore our team garb. We were greeted […]
Trust
Today at church, we heard part of scripture from Habakkuk who was a prophet from the Old Testament. He cried out to God, complaining of his plight and the troubles of the people, and God answered him. The priest explained we may feel the same as the prophet as many of the same things are happening […]
Resolving Another Frustration
As usual after a hospital stay, my mom received some new medications to take. When we visited her primary care doctor, he said to keep taking them and sent out an order. I checked on it yesterday and it was to be shipped out. Unfortunately, she was on her last dose. I started making phone calls […]
Calmed by Creation
Today I took my mom to another doctor’s appointment. This one was very frustrating as the communication with this doctor is always lacking and we never get help or answers or information when we need it the most, such as when my mom was having a difficult time in rehab. When I talked to the […]
Assigned Doors
Recently, a friend’s husband had emergency open heart surgery. She set up a website where she has been posting updates for the past couple of weeks. He has been improving, but it has not been a smooth road. There was a trip back to the emergency room after going home and now he has to […]
Encouraging Support Group
Today I went to the caregivers support group that I have been going to for a couple of weeks now. It has already been such a help from resources to every day ideas to thinking about things in a different way. This afternoon one of the ladies talked about how much she was struggling in […]
Still Finding God 