As told by Reverend G …
As I practice my A B Cs, I think of my little boy, Jacob. He is … I don’t know … about eight or ten now.
No, I saw him just this morning, and he is grown with a wife. What is her name?
I cannot find my shoes, even though I took them off just a few minutes ago. This morning, someone had to help me tie them. I forgot how to make the bunny ears go inside each other. Such a strange forgetting.
At least I have not forgotten God. I know he is with me each day and throughout every moment of my waking and sleeping hours. I know this because he promised this and he always keeps his promises.
“I will never, never fail you nor forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5b).
Perhaps I have failed him in the past. I don’t remember. But that doesn’t matter. He loves me even in my forgetfulness, even in this dreaded journey through dementia and Alzheimer’s.
And no matter how much worse it gets, he will never fail to stay beside me.
I wish I could remember what I had for lunch. It bothers me, because I’m not sure I even ate lunch.
Doc Sanders or some medical person wants me to eat more, because he says I’m too thin. But how can I eat if I can’t remember what to do with food?
This is a quandary. I never expected to have this problem in my life. I wonder if I will feel better about it tomorrow.
I wonder what day it is tomorrow. Somewhere I have a calendar with little squares marked off for each day and a pretty picture at the top. Maybe I will look for that after supper.
Thank you, God, for being with me – even now – as I try to remember my lunch and search for my calendar. Thank you for being timeless.
©2015 RJ Thesman – Author of the Reverend G Books – http://bit.ly/1RH27AT
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Thanks, Sally. Stage 5 is where my mom currently resides but she’s slipping toward Stage 6 – next week’s post. Sigh!
So heartbreaking and my mother-in-law is going it alone – without God – maybe I can change that.
I can’t imagine going through this journey without God. I’m sure you are an inspiration, Evie.
The journey of Rev. G helps me empathize better with family friends of a loved one and to ‘feel for the afflicted themselves. Thank you, Rebecca.
Hoping the book series is an encouragement, especially to family members and friends dealing with the care of an Alzheimer’s patient. Thanks, Jerry.
How often do I find that the Lord is ever present in all of our lives. Thank you for this. I always pray for God’s people. I understand how to pray a bit better now. Hebrews 13:5 “I will never leave you nor forsake you”. God keep you.
Thank you for the comment. Yes, Hebrews 13:5 is a wonderful promise.