Feeling Helpless or Powerless Today?

Do you ever feel helpless? Maybe someone is gossiping about you and you have no one standing up for you. Maybe you have a loved one stepping farther away from the Lord and your words are ineffectual. Maybe your job position is perilous and you know nothing you do or...

Trusting God’s Communication Abilities

Yesterday, I had my follow up appointment with the surgeon and he said I shouldn’t have continuing pain. I may be bleeding inside where he did the work because that would cause inflammation and pain. But he doubts that because I haven’t had fever and...

Moving Day for Audrey

Six years ago when Larry’s dad died, we began caregiving for his mom, Audrey, who was about 87. The first sign of what was to come–her Lewy Body Dementia–was the day she called to say she’d received a letter from her health insurance and they...

Announcement and Ramblings on Pain

After 2 1/2 years of having Audrey, Larry’s mom, living with us, we are moving her on Tuesday into a care house with caregivers caring for 3 women. We visited the care house today. It feels so weird to think that the hands-on caregiving is over. Of course, if I...

Quote for Contemplating Pain

We are, not metaphorically but in very truth, a Divine work of art, something that God is making, and therefore something with which He will not be satisfied until it has a certain character.”–C.S. Lewis, (The Problem of Pain, page 34)

Review for “Surviving One Bad Year”

I know I already mentioned this book in my last post, but I thought I’d share the review for it that I put on sites like cbd, amazon and Barnes and Noble. Obviously, I recommend this book.”I was encouraged by Nancie’s vulnerable sharing about her...