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Beauty in Care
Today as my mom participated in her exercise class, I hung out with a couple of the caregivers. One in particular was talking about how her children and grandchildren see the struggle of the disease and her struggle to care for her husband and herself. Another woman added that they are also seeing her love, […]
Petite Suite
I went to the philharmonic symphony with my parents this afternoon. We heard the music that my mom found the other day. One of the pieces was Petite Suite by Debussy. I have heard my mom and her friend play that piece together on the piano and looked forward to listening to the orchestral arrangement. […]
Text From God
While I was so happy to spend time with my son and his family, the very short trip was more stressful than I anticipated, physically, mentally, and emotionally. You see, my previous husband got married during that time. I really tried to be OK, but it was difficult. It brought back memories, some anger, and […]
Caption Phone
My mom has a very hard time hearing conversations on the telephone. A while back, the audiologist said that she could get a phone that has captions on it so she could read the words that are being said by the caller. We looked into it, and had the phone set up yesterday. We waited […]
Joyful Perseverance
My son has a good friend that he has known since high school. They ended up going to the same college as well and have stayed in touch as they went their separate ways. The friend joined the military and has been doing some training about 45 miles away. The two connected a couple of […]
New Hopeful Doc
When my mom was in the hospital about a year and a half ago, we had a terrible time connecting with her neurologist for help. Since then, we have been trying to find a new doctor and have not had much luck. Many of the people we know go to the next big city over, […]
Paying it Forward
A few weeks ago when we went to our usual restaurant after church, an unknown stranger bought our lunch. My mom decided we should pay it forward. She kept an eye out last week, but the place was pretty empty. This week, my mom mentioned that she still wanted to purchase someone’s meal. Then, at […]
Super Supportive Mom
I brought my dad to a doctor’s appointment this morning and as we sat in the waiting room, we met the woman sitting next to my dad who was having the same dermatological procedure. We started talking about what beverages there were available and noted there was no coffee. She said she always has enough […]
Lightening the Mood
My dad was in kind of a melancholy mood today, so tonight we decided to watch something funny. We pulled out the DVD of the Carol Burnett shows from the 1970’s. The episode we watched included Tim Conway who is one of our favorites. At the end of the show, Carol Burnett sang her famous.”I’m […]
Finally Elk
One of the wonderful things about living here is going to the mountains and seeing the wildlife. Not too long ago, a friend of mine told me that despite living here for almost her entire life, she has never seen a live elk. We had even been camping and in the mountains together, so it […]
Still Finding God 