What Alzheimer’s Cannot Do – Part 1
Alzheimer’s Disease plays havoc on families and caregivers. We know what it CAN do…but what can it NOT do?
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Hope Thrives at 88
The kindness of a weekend in Denver brings hope that Alzheimer’s does not have to steal from every family.
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Stage 6 of Alzheimer’s – Back to Childhood
Where can we find confidence within the battery of Alzheimer’s Disease? In the one place it’s always been – God’s heart.
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Hope Finds a Memory
One of the Christmas gifts I gave my son was a DVD of the movie, “The Monuments Men.” The movie wasn’t popular with the critics, but we thought it was great – inspirational, historical and cast with several quality actors. Besides the plot line and the suspense, the reason I enjoyed it so much was
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What is the Value of a Cast-Iron Pot?
It may seem a bit premature, but we have started dividing up Mom’s things. She no longer needs a cabinet full of Tupperware containers, because she no longer lives in her house or cooks and puts away leftovers. In one kitchen cabinet, the cast-iron pot sits like a lonely sentinel of Sunday dinners past. Every
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Does God Care About Characters?
We sat around the table at the house where my critique group met. Each of us took our turn, reading our precious words and waiting for responses from the other writers. I knew my group liked my main character – Reverend G, that feisty little minister who struggles to find her purpose within the shadows
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Why Write About Alzheimer’s
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
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The Secret to Our Family Peppernuts
When a family is dealing with Alzheimer’s, holiday memories often center around the good times and particularly – food. One of my favorite memories is making peppernuts with Mom. The smell of cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon merged together with enough flour to break my arm when I stirred the giant bowl full of dough. We
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What Alzheimer’s Teaches – Part 3
Part 1 of this series encouraged us to be patient. Part 2 reminded us that each day counts. What is another lesson that Alzheimer’s Disease can teach us? Make Positive Memories. When our memories begin to deteriorate, we’ll want our children and other family members to remember good times we’ve shared together. Life is so
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What Alzheimer’s Teaches – Part 2
In the first post of this series, we considered how Alzheimer’s Disease teaches us about patience. Another lesson to learn is one we may know, but don’t always keep in the forefront of our minds. Each Day Counts. Although most of us aspire to the philosophy of carpe diem, do we really live every 24
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