Category Archives: Alzheimer’s
Church at the Nursing Home
(This post first appeared on Parenting With a Smile in July, 2016.) Rollin and I went to church on a Thursday afternoon in Minnesota with his 93-year-old dad at his assisted living home. Folding chairs lined the activity room and … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Alzheimer's, Church, Faith, Faithfulness, Life Transitions, Ministry, Prayer
Tagged church, communion, nursing home, Old Age
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Experiencing Grace
My mother speaks in scripts now. She bears the look of the very old. Clouded eyes and clouded mind. Alzheimer’s? The doctor said sometimes it’s impossible to know until an autopsy. I am my mother’s keeper. I see her daily … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Alzheimer's, Caregiving, Faith, Family Life, Grace, Kindness, Life Transitions, Mom, Uncategorized
Tagged Alzheimer's, blessing, Caregiving, Dementia, Grace, grace is sufficient, John 6:40, mother
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