Relationship
Piano Music Box
Today I came across 4 piano music boxes upon a shelf behind the pianos. As I thought about the best place for them, I remembered I was going to have dinner with our favorite caregiver tonight. We have been keeping in touch and it was a good time to get together. She was so good […]
Caring Musician
Today I had lunch with our piano friend and another piano friend who we used to see every couple of months or so. She is younger than my mom and her friend and is still teaching piano. She is also very involved in her church and has been for many years. Part of what she […]
Blessed Family Friend
Yesterday I went to visit our friend who would come play piano duets with my mom. I don’t think I had seen her since my mom’s funeral, though we talked on the phone a couple times. She asked about going to the cemetery, so we made the trip out there. On the way we stopped […]
The Carnival
Several years ago, a church near us held a carnival for the community, complete with rides, games, and music. It has grown every year since. I have seen it from afar – one year from my mom’s room at the rehab facility, but I’ve never been. Today I took one grandson and my granddaughter. We […]
Staying Strong
Today I spent some time with my brother in law. He’s finishing getting things wrapped up here and will be going back to Florida with my sister permanently. It’s been a long road for them since they decided to purchase a house out there. Things did not exactly go as planned. And of course it […]
Supportive Relationships
Recently there have been some situations that I have really been struggling with. I was blessed today to meet with my counselor, visit with a friend and priest, and pray with my prayer group. I didn’t really intend for that all to be on the same day, but that’s what happened. I guess God knew […]
Mutual Care
At church this morning, there was a new mom and dad sitting in front of me with their teeny tiny new baby. I remembered meeting them a couple months ago and she had that very pregnant look about her. So I prayed for them. Today, she had that new mommy look about her as she […]
Keep Me In Your Heart
A friend of mine and her family invited a gentleman to live with them 8 years ago. At the time, he was suffering from COPD and living on his own in a small house in a rough part of town. The doctors said he had about 18 months to live. He had no living family […]
God’s Care
I have been talking with a counselor on a regular basis, which I find is very helpful for me to sort out some of the thoughts on my head. Today I talked about how God has always taken care of me. There have been several times in my life when I have faced difficult challenges […]
Sharing a New Road
Today I met a friend for lunch. Her husband had Parkinson’s disease and passed away not quite a year ago. For several years, we walked the caregiving road together. While our experiences were different, we understood the struggles of caring for a loved one to the end. Now, I guess we’re traveling the grief journey […]
Still Finding God 