During the month of November, I want to focus on special gratitudes. Makes sense, right? During Thanksgiving month we should be grateful. But this year, I want to dig a bit deeper than the usual, “Thank you for health, for food, for the roof over my head.” This year, the focus is a series of …
Inside the sanctuary of the soul is a place that cannot be touched by whatever is happening in the brain.
One of the rites of passage as teenagers was to choose activities that we enjoyed and find the ones that strengthened our natural giftings. Some of these activities led us to pursue life-long interests and even helped us choose college majors and careers. What I didn’t realize until I became a parent was the importance …
Is there a file somewhere that holds all the things Alzheimer’s patients lose? Sometimes those items are imagined, but even so – the person struggling with Alzheimer’s is convinced the object exists yet has simply disappeared. Where did it go? My mother has lost a seersucker pantsuit. As far as I know, she never bought …
During a recent visit to Mom’s assisted living facility, I thought again about the five love languages. In his book, Gary Chapman explains the love languages as: touch, gifts, quality time, acts of service and affirming words. When we know the love languages of those around us, we can better relate to them. As I …
As I entered the assisted living facility and walked down the hallway, I heard Mom’s television. I knew what I would discover even before I knocked on the door. Mom sat in her maroon recliner, watching but not really comprehending the images on what she calls, “The Idiot Box.” Television was never a revered object …