Caregiving Perspective

A special needs ministry is putting Jesus' love into practice. By reaching out to those living in isolation due to a medical or mental health illness, you are bringing Jesus' love into their home if you do nothing more than listen to them as they talk about their lives. Showing you care and meeting them where they are makes all the difference to someone who lives on the outskirts of life.

Today was Lynn’s six-month visit with his dentist. Tonight, after his shower, was time to cut his fingernails and file

I have never been one to find it easy to say “no.” I’m a people pleaser, I guess, but I

One of the many challenges I face each day is how to devote the time needed to meet the obligations

Someone recently asked me about working from home. Like me, they had someone they wanted to care for but needed

Lynn’s favorite band ever is RUSH. For years, he, his son, his son’s friends, and Lynn’s friends have bought tickets

Emma - last but not least is our water baby, number nine - Emma loves water. She's drawn to water like a magnet and loves it like a mermaid. She is also special needs though not with a labeled diagnosis. She is a "failure to thrive" child because she refuses to eat enough to grow and she has delayed speech along with a few other accompanying issues. None of them slow her down however because she's on-the-go all the time, very out-spoken, and totally independent.

Shortly after we returned from vacation, my daughter started having a lot of right-sided pain just under her ribcage and

Sometimes making a person with special needs feel welcome means making changes to furniture, space, rules, or other things in the environment. Other times, it means educating those who will be interacting with them about the condition they have to help them understand what's wrong and why they behave as they do to prevent others from being leary of them.

For most people, deciding to go somewhere is simply a matter of making the decision to go and then going.

As a caregiver, I’m asked to assume many roles–comforter, nurse, counselor, banker, chauffeur, and many others; but the one role

My journal entries often discuss the challenges of being a caregiver, but today, I want to share a blessing—my

We were on vacation when I wrote this blog this week. I could not post a blog this week because,

Learning to properly use a walker so they can teach the patient is an essential skill for many caregiver.

The life of a caregiver and their “caree” is always in such a delicate balance that I think of that

Have you ever thought about how many choices you make in a day? Mine start before I open my eyes

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