Grace for Caregivers

Grace for Caregivers

by | Oct 9, 2018 | Caregivers

Ken Tada knows what it means to be a caregiver. For the last 34 years he has been taking care of his quadriplegic wife, Joni Eaerckson Tada, who has not only been bound to a wheelchair for the last 50 years, but who has suffered from terrible chronic pain in the only...
I Am Not My Own

I Am Not My Own

by | Sep 16, 2018 | Caregivers, Children, Chronic illness

Anyone suffering with chronic pain knows that though they would be done with it in a heartbeat, there are nevertheless many treasures to be found because of it. One of the most significant works of grace God has been doing in me on this journey through chronic pain is...
Watcher – Caregiver

Watcher – Caregiver

by | Jun 4, 2018 | Caregivers

Caregiver. For years I never considered that this label belonged to me. It seemed too formal, to restrictive, too…important for what I did to help my chronically ill mum. Hugs and housework and understanding. Surely those didn’t deserve such a label? Yet when my...
The Ups and Downs of Caregiving

The Ups and Downs of Caregiving

by | May 29, 2018 | Caregivers

When I was a child I rarely considered what it meant to become elderly. I certainly didn’t think life would become more difficult when someone I loved needed caregiving assistance in her elder years. Now that I am a senior myself, I see how complicated life can be. A...