Karen Mulder
Karen Mulder is the founder of the Wisdom of the Wounded ministry. She lives in Holland, Michigan with her husband Larry.
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Building A New You

Building A New You

The good news of Ash Wednesday and Lent is that we can, with God’s help, rebuild and become more and more the person God wants us to be. We have disappointed and hurt God, other people, God’s natural world and ourselves. However, through the cross, Jesus says to each one of us, “I love you. I forgive you. Now go and be the person I created you to be.”

Caregiving QuestionsChronic
How does one cope when one is the full time caregiver of a spouse with a chronic illness?

How does one cope when one is the full time caregiver of a spouse with a chronic illness?

I asked a friend, Nancy, to respond to this question and also to describe some of her daily challenges:

The “uneventful everyday” is a mixed blessing when caring for a person with a chronic illness, in my case caring for a person with Parkinson ’s disease (PD). One person described living with PD was like trying to drive with the brakes on.