Do you recall when you finally realized you were all grown up? Was it when you turned 13 and all of a sudden you knew all you needed to know to make it just fine on your own? Family and friends simply had to understand you were grown up! Was it 16, 17, or 18, [...]
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Quick Healthy Recipes: Dressing Up Canned Veggies
May 17th, 2013 
admin Eating healthy may mean learning to like new vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower. It may mean serving meats that are not deep fried or laden with sauces and gravies. Caring for others includes doing all we can to give them good nutrition and that can be a challenge. What’s a gal to do when [...]
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Is Happiness a Choice?
May 15th, 2013 admin Today I would rather be many places other than here. Inside this home are people I must care for and an endless list of needs to somehow get done by evening. As I open a window to let in the fresh spring air, I gaze at the flower-laden hillside and hear the birds calling me [...]
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5 Tips for Caring for Mom: Moving Out of a Home
May 9th, 2013 admin “ If Momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy!” There is some truth to that statement! For many of us, our entire lifetime has been guided somewhat by trying to please our parents, mothers in particular. Engrained into our very being, this thinking will have a major influence on us when we are called upon to [...]
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Encouragement from Sun, Snow, and a Bowl of Soup
May 3rd, 2013 admin The sun seemed to shine brighter than ever as we made our way to town Tuesday. Dry brown fields had given way to vibrant green grasses and wildflowers. Tiny birds and squirrels were announcing spring to cattle caring for their babies on the hillsides. Wednesday, a few gals popped in to help me [...]
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Facing the Reality of Caregiving; the Final Journey
April 12th, 2013 admin As I write this, a precious friend is in a hospital room, miles from here, loving on her mother and holding her hand until time for her to go Home. I remember that time with Momma. We knew she was slipping away; she was frail and tired and ready to leave this old [...]
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4 Simple Tips to Help in Caring for Others
April 8th, 2013 admin Whether you are dealing with a short-term medical issue, a lengthy illness or care of the elderly, you may face seemingly endless moving of the patient from home to the hospital, to an extended care facility and hopefully back home. Each move provides opportunity for error as patients are placed into a strange environment with [...]
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Refreshing Wisdom from a Young Caregiving Mother
March 29th, 2013 admin My thanks to Ashley Haupt for today’s article. I appreciate her insight; I hope this will be an encouragement to all caregivers, whether for wee ones or the elderly. My toenails depress me. They aren’t particularly problematic. They’re perfectly functional, average toenails. But you see, I like them to be painted and pretty. Unpainted toenails, [...]
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Caregiving Hope: When Spring isn’t so Grand
March 22nd, 2013 admin Spring is one of my favorite seasons, a time of blessing. I’ve spent hours watching the birds scurry around to build nests and hunt worms. The world seems to awaken overnight; animals attack every new blade of tender grass as we would a plate of chocolates. It’s a happy time, a great reminder of God’s [...]
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