Stage 7 of Alzheimer’s – The Race is Won
What will heaven look like? Will it be so beautiful, we’ll need a couple thousand years to grow used to it?
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Alzheimer’s Disease
Stage 5 of Alzheimer’s – Early Dementia
Even within the early stages of dementia, one fact remains, God will never leave you, never abandon you, never forsake.
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Stage 4 of Alzheimer’s – Diagnosis
Somewhere in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, there must be a lesson. But finding it and staying in hope is the tricky part.
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Stage 3 of Alzheimer’s – Fear
What can a pastor do when she loses an entire box of Chunky Monkey ice cream? How will Reverend G cope with the terror of Alzheimer’s?
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Stage 2 of Alzheimer’s – Questions
As an Alzheimer’s patient begins the journey into Stage 2, she experiences a small amount of forgetfulness, but nothing that impairs life. However, questions remain.
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Alzheimer’s – Stage 1: Preparation
How does it feel if you know something terrible is going to happen, yet you want to be strong? Reverend G begins to face the possibility of impending doom.
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7 Stages of Alzheimer’s
What are the 7 stages of Alzheimer’s disease and how can families prepare? This series of blog posts explains the stages through the viewpoint of a fictional character, Reverend G.
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7 Holiday Tips for Dealing with Alzheimer’s
How should we best handle the holidays when caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s Disease? The calendar reminds us that Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away and soon after comes Christmas. As much as we enjoy the family time, the abundance of good food and the reminders to be thankful – we also
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Hope at the Capitol
To be chosen as one of the featured authors at the Kansas Book Festival seemed both a humbling and inspiring event. Years ago, I toured the capitol building in Topeka and was impressed by its grandeur, the gold and bronze shining off light fixtures. The acoustics in the hallways. That rotunda with its dizzying majesty.
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Hope Dressed in Youth
Hands raised as the students answered my challenge, “What modifiers can we add to these nouns and verbs? How creative can you be?” Young faces, not yet wrinkled, with no worry lines between eyebrows. Fresh voices not yet affected by too many years or hard living. I looked at them and found hope. Most of
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