Hope Finds Its Sanctuary
Places and people vary yet the creativity of methods to thank God for his many blessings helps us treasure relationship with him.
Places and people vary yet the creativity of methods to thank God for his many blessings helps us treasure relationship with him.
Especially at Christmas, caregivers and families feel the sting of Alzheimer’s and dementia. We hang ornaments and remember past Decembers when our loved ones decorated the tree, sang Christmas carols and laughed while opening presents. Smells from the kitchen spike memories of Christmas cookies, cinnamon and nutmeg, that special family recipe for peppernuts. Yet now …
The legacy of a family continues even while surrounded by the symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Someone recently asked me, “Why write about Alzheimer’s? Isn’t that depressing? What caused you to choose that kind of story?” With the second novel in the Life of Cove Creek, “Intermission for Reverend G” soon to be released, I wanted to answer those questions. Five million Americans live within the shadows of Alzheimer’s Disease. And …
During Christmas break, I sit in Mom’s house, a mile away from where she now lives in assisted living, an experience away from her new existence within the world of Alzheimer’s. Shadows play against the wall. Sunset in Oklahoma still wins as my favorite part of the day. I once climbed my special tree on …