Recent Articles
10/20/2017
Being a caregiver for someone can be stressful, especially if you are the primary caregiver to someone who needs full time assistance. Although there are many ways to practice self-care, one idea that’s often overlooked is the ability to rely on your sense of humor to help you get through the challenges in your day. […]
Are you providing long-term care for someone? Caregiving can be a thankless, exhausting job. When you’re so busy taking care of someone else, how do you take care of you? Even though it may seem selfish to think about taking care of yourself when the care-receiver requires so much attention, you must do so. In […]
10/24/2017
“I feel like a caged bird!” This is what a 60 year old woman said at one of our caregiving workshops. She was the full-time caregiver of her husband who had Alzheimer’s. “My freedom is gone. I am on duty 24 hours a day!” Donita Robards understands this feeling. She is a registered nurse (and […]
09/06/2017
by Larry Mulder I’m in my 74th year and until a couple of weeks ago I’ve been pretty much of a failure at prayer. Then I came upon a wafer thin book by Ann Lamott entitled, Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers. Ann writes that there are three simple, yet powerful prayers we can […]
04/18/2017
Spring is, among other things, a metaphor for renewal, and renewal often involves taking risks. On our blueberry farm, when the buds swell early on our blueberry bushes, they are a pleasant sign of tasty things to come. But . . . if the budding occurs too early in the year because of a mild […]
10/24/2014
Edna says, “I lost my mom in 2005, my husband in 2009 and in 2013 my dad died. I feel so lost. I have no one. I sometimes feel that God has forgotten me. Where do I turn?” God responds to those who are lonely and sad. In Isaiah 58:10, God says, “If you offer […]
08/10/2015
There is an old Chinese tale about the woman whose only son died. In her grief, she went to the Holy man and said, “What prayers, what magical incantations do you have to bring my son back to life?” Instead of sending her away or reasoning with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a […]
