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Tag Archives: Alzheimer’s
Birthday parties and funerals
“Presents don’t really mean much to me. I don’t want to sound mawkish, but – it was the realization that I have a great many people in my life who really love me, and who I really love.” – Gabriel Byrne … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's and the family, Faith and Prayer, Uncategorized
Tagged Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's disease, birthday, birthday party, Dad, Death, Funeral, God, grief, grieving, Hospice, Lord
12 Comments
Dear Daddy
“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” – Jim Valvano Dear Dad Daddy, I am not sure when I graduated from calling you “Daddy,” but I assume sometime in grade school. … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's and the family, Faith and Prayer, Uncategorized
Tagged Alzheimer's, Dad, daddy, family, Father, Father's Day, God
7 Comments
On hope and rainbows
“And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton This past Sunday brought an eclectic mix of weather. Warm sunshine and then a cloudy gust … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's and the family, Faith and Prayer, Inspiration, My Take on the Subject, Uncategorized
Tagged Alzheimer's, family, God, hope, life, mom, rain, rainbow, storms
13 Comments
On being gentle and kind
“Life is fragile…handle with prayer.” – Harold B. Lee I believe I was about 13 years-old when my mother made an embroidery sampler using the above quote. It hung in a frame and I must’ve looked at that piece a … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's and the family, Faith and Prayer, IMHO, My Take on the Subject, Uncategorized
Tagged Alzheimer's, cars, Dad, death of a parent, drivers, emotion, faith, family, fragile, gentle, God, grief, grieving, Harold B. Lee, kind, Lord, loss, love, moms, prayer, rude, rudeness, travel
15 Comments
Lessons learned from a wet paper
“The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day.” – Wayne Gretzky Every morning, I talk to my dad and tell him how much I miss him. On Sundays, Thursdays and Fridays, … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's and the family, My Take on the Subject, Uncategorized
Tagged Alzheimer's, Business, coffee, Customer service, Dad, death of a parent, delivery, family, Fridays, home delivery, lessons, Newspaper, Paper, rain, reading, rewards, siblings, spouse, work
7 Comments
A quick note to say thanks…
Gratitude is the music of the heart, when its chords are swept by the breeze of kindness. ~Author Unknown Just taking a quick moment to thank you all so very much for your support. As many of you know, I … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's and the family, Faith and Prayer, Uncategorized
Tagged Alzheimer's, blessings, careers, challenges, Dad, death of a parent, dementia, faith, family, friends, God, gratitude, grief, grieving, health, loss, love, rewards, thank you, thanks, work, working moms, writing
10 Comments
Playing in the sandbox
My oldest son has been out of the house for almost five years, leaving home for basic training. Not too long after that, he got married, bought a house, and eventually faced a deployment. He also got to experience other … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's and the family, Faith and Prayer, Inspiration, Uncategorized
Tagged Alzheimer's, Dad, death of a parent, dementia, friends, grief, grieving, life, loss, love, military, play, sand, sandbox, siblings, son, stress, warm
13 Comments
Wrapped in a prayer
“Pray, and let God worry.” – Martin Luther I absolutely love to knit, and though I’m still a beginner, it is something I really enjoy. I honestly don’t remember where I initially learned. Memory says my great-aunt taught me, but … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's and the family, Faith and Prayer, Inspiration, Knitting and projects, Stuff I've taught myself, Uncategorized
Tagged Alzheimer's, blessings, caregiving, Craft, crafts, Crochet, crocheting, Dad, dementia, faith, family, God, grief, grieving, knitting, loss, love, Martin Luther, moms, prayer, prayer shawl, Shawl
14 Comments
Forward Motion
A year ago at this time, we watched my Dad steadily decline, succumbing to the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease. The good days were becoming good moments, and those moments were few and far between. Watching him go downhill was so difficult. … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's and the family
Tagged Alzheimer's, caregiving, church, Communion, Dad, death of a parent, Easter, flowers, grief, loss, mourning
2 Comments
A-A-Achoo!
Yep – that was me sneezing when I caught the inch of dust that had settled on my blog spot! I haven’t written anything on this page in almost a year. Wow. A year. Well, I’d like to say that … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's and the family, Uncategorized
Tagged Alzheimer's, death of a parent, dementia, grieving, loss, spring, spring cleaning
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