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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Quick Healthy Recipes: Dressing Up Canned Veggies
May 17th, 2013 
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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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5 Tips for Healthier Family Meals and Time Savers
March 12th, 2013 admin Mothers, caregivers of the elderly, homemakers, we all have one thing in common—feeding our families. Are you, as most of us, caught up in the fast-food trap? We want to serve healthy, nutritious meals but we feel there is not enough time to get it all done so we go through a drive-thru on the [...]
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Do We Care Enough to Listen with Our Heart?
March 6th, 2013 admin No one cares about me. “Don’t say that, I care!” I keep hearing strange noises. “Everything is okay, you are okay!” I waited all day for you to come home. “I’m sorry, I do the best I can!” I’m no good for anything. Why don’t you just throw me in a hole? “That’s so silly. [...]
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Managing Vital Information for Those in Our Care
March 1st, 2013 admin This is so exciting! I can’t wait to share with you what I discovered. We now have available great mobile management tools for everyone; whether caring for a special needs child, elderly parents or others, or living alone. What an opportunity to have all the allergies, dietary needs, medical information, phone numbers, wants and needs, [...]
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How Modern Technology Can Help Us Care for Others
February 23rd, 2013 admin Many of you simply care for your spouse and children and for others who may be living in your homes. Some of you are caring for elderly parents either in your home or theirs. Many are trying to manage the needs of a large family while working a full-time job. How do you stay in [...]
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