Happiness

I’m ‘Bout to Have a Good Day

I woke up this morning with the song “Good Day” running through my head. The words were “I’m ’bout to have a good day, no matter what they say. Sun is shining down on me, birds are singing praise so it’s a good day.” It was a very catchy tune and stuck with me all […]

Recognized Caregiver

One of the caregivers who comes a couple times a week is a truly wonderful young woman. She is super attentive, kind, and gentle with my mom. And I really enjoy talking with her. When the company came to review how things were going, I gave her the highest praise. Today when she got here, […]

Quite a Day

My mom got up several times last which unfortunately isn’t too unusual. Evidently she wore herself out as she didn’t get up then until after 10:30. I was pleasantly surprised that she was moving quite well. She walked with her walker the majority of the day, which doesn’t happen very often any more. In the […]

Checking the Garden

My mom was moving pretty well this morning, so I thought it was a good opportunity to try to get her outside. My brother helped to get her and the wheelchair down the 3 steps into the garage. She did pretty good. From there, we took a slow, meandering tour of the garden with all […]

Flower Day

Today we received some gorgeous flower arrangements from my brothers for Mother’s Day. Added to the roses we already had, it made for a beautiful display taking up half of the dining room table. Mom loved the view when she sat in her favorite spot at the head of the table. In the afternoon, my […]

Food

Today’s Gospel reading was about an appearance Jesus made to his disciples after His Resurrection. I read a homily from a friend and listened to the one when I went to church. Both made mention to the fact that in the first few stories of Jesus’ appearance, He was always eating. One jokingly said that […]

Dizzy Relief

My daughter in law has been suffering from dizziness on and off for many years. She has been to several doctors who have not been able to help her. Recently, a chiropractor friend of theirs recommended a doctor for her. She has seen him a couple of times now and I talked with her about […]

Her Hands

Yesterday I took a picture of my mom’s praying hands and shared it. When I read the comments, it gave me reason to pause and contemplate. My mom’s hands did indeed reflect those of God’s servant. For most of her life, my mom played the organ for the local church. Even while they moved often, […]

You Are My Sunshine

Today after lunch, our new caregiver, me, and my mom were all in the kitchen. My mom was sitting in her wheelchair while we were cleaning up. Suddenly, I heard my mom singing, “You are my sunshine…” The caregiver and I joined in, “my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey, you […]

Sun and Prayer

We’re supposed to be getting a big snow storm. This morning, however, was really nice weather. Mom and I were happy to sit in the doorway with the door propped open and get some sunshine and fresh air. My mom would occasionally say things that didn’t really make sense. But then at one point, I recognized […]