“They Were Praying!”
Do you ever check in with someone after a prayer request? Here's a story from my own personal experience that...
“They Were Praying!”
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“I’ll Pray For You”
“I’ll Pray For You”
Do you ever sincerely tell someone, “I'll pray for you,” and then forget to pray? I often do just that: I say, “I...
How to Show Respect to a Person With Autism
How to Show Respect to a Person With Autism
Editor's Note: The suggestions below come to us from Krista Mason, the mother of a child who has autism. She is the...
Caregiving Basic: Preserve the Dignity of the Person
Caregiving Basic: Preserve the Dignity of the Person
What do we see as we care for a person who is suffering? Do you see that person as a burden, an irritation, an interruption, or an old needy person? As caregivers--whether we are caring for a co-worker who is going through a divorce, or a friend who has cancer, or caring-full-time for a spouse or parent--we need to remember that the person is first of all a child created by God.
Why Does Grief Matter?
Why Does Grief Matter?
We have all known loss. The grief we’ve felt in the midst of our pain has perhaps seemed overwhelming. The most...
I Am Angry!
I Am Angry!
One afternoon, I pushed the button to replay my phone messages and was shocked to hear a young angry voice say, “Shame on you! How can you call yourself a Christian woman and do what you are doing! You should be ashamed at yourself.” I wondered what I had been doing that earned these angry, slanderous words. As he proceeded, I found out. He said, “You talked my mom into getting a divorce. How could you? I’m not going to allow you to put my dad down! I won’t stand for it.”
Help Someone Cry
Help Someone Cry
By Chic Broersma A little girl on an errand for her mother took too long in getting back. “Why?” Mom asked. The...
Caregiving Basic: Respect the Grief Process
Caregiving Basic: Respect the Grief Process
Grief is a normal and natural process by which a person makes a healthy adjustment to any significant loss in his or her life. Any significant loss (the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, a broken marriage, deterioration of health, a shattered dream) triggers the process.
