One morning, I video-chatted with my mother while her nurse dressed her. Moments later, she said, “Christy, I am heading to activities. I must get off this phone!” Yes, after only a few minutes, our conversation ended. (Sigh) My prayer has been that she bonds with her new neighbors. I’ve heard that these types of connections help dementia patients thrive even as the disease progresses. But I miss long conversations. I miss being the one with whom she is active. I miss seeing her dress Continue Reading
A Mother’s Day Gift for You
Shine Bible Fellowship is inviting us to join them for their online service Sunday, May 10th, 2020 at 10:15 am CST. They will feature a message about the life of Christian mothers and how God intervenes to help deliver the comfort you and your family need. We’ll even have an opportunity to be part of the conversation with Shine’s live stream. I hope to see you there! Be blessed. Continue Reading
An Oldie but Goodie: Sit and Serve
I originally wrote this about two years ago. While reading over it recently, I was reminded of some timely truths! Perhaps, you too need to be once again encouraged to “sit AND serve.” Well, here you go: Somewhere between dieting, budgeting, climbing the corporate ladder, dating, car pooling, cleaning, changing diapers, suppressing meltdowns, having meltdowns, doing homework, church work, volunteering, eating, grieving, half-sleeping, socializing, grocery shopping, bathing, and flat out Continue Reading