Grateful
Hand Massage
My son’s girlfriend recently completed her massage therapy certification after a year of hard work. Today she came over and visited for a while. My mom has a particularly difficult time in the afternoons, so the young woman gave my mom a soothing hand and arm massage. She was so calm and gentle and spoke […]
Self Care
I was talking with my counselor today and reflecting on what it means to take care of myself. I had been attending a caregiver group at the Aging Center for a couple of years, which was helpful to some degree. After my dad died last year, I knew I was a mess. I tried a […]
Many Blessings
I was able to get my COVID vaccine on Friday evening. As expected, I felt awful all day Saturday. But, I figured 48 hours of feeling terrible was better than weeks. I certainly did not want to be sick for Christmas again this year. My sister was on for caring for my mom. We had […]
Long Walk
Mom was feeling pretty good for much of the day and the weather was perfect. So we went out for a walk. She had so much energy, she took the longest walk she had in months. It was pretty amazing and felt good. As anticipated, she was tuckered out in the afternoon, but we were […]
Distant Cousin
We heard from my cousin who told us of her mother’s death. Today she sent us the obituary. My mom reminisced a little about her earlier days. When her brother – my cousin’s father – got married, my mom and dad were already in the military and moving around. When they would return to the […]
Mani Morning
My daughter in law and I went to a craft fair a couple of months ago and found a vendor who sold the fun stick on nail polish. Several years ago, the girls in the family got together on Zoom and had a nail party. When we saw the polish at the fair, we thought […]
Blessed Volunteer
Today my mom had a visit from a Hospice volunteer. The woman was super sweet and engaging as she asked my mom about herself. We had the photo albums on the table, so they looked through part of one together. She was full of encouragement and positivity. As they talked, she told my mom how […]
Steady Faith
This morning, I heard a lot of commotion outside the garage door. I went to investigate and saw a fire truck and ambulance parked next door. The EMTs were actually at the home of the “roof mate” of our neighbor’s. Several people were outside, concerned for the residents. The man who lives in the home […]
Effective Anointing
Mom had a stellar day today. When our friend was here, she went for a walk, finished the big puzzle they were working on, played the piano, and helped get lunch ready. She napped a little after that. Then we had a smoothie while she read and played some games on her iPad. She became […]
Viaticum
We were blessed to have the new priest from our parish come over to the house today. He was young, soft spoken, gentle, and caring. He talked with my mother for some time and asked her what she thought Heaven would be like. She said she pictured it as full of clouds with an organ […]
