“The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing… not healing, not curing… that is a friend… Continue reading

Is pain as grim as all this? Yes, sometimes it is. And is “the letting go” a true answer? Ultimately, the answer is probably yes. This is why faith, hope and love are virtues for each of us cultivate. And… Continue reading

Reflect, today, on the one you love. Know that you can commit your life to that person while still fulfilling the caling that caregiving needs. Indeed, unless you are a Mother Theresa, you are most likely to be a fine… Continue reading

Whether you use a story form or not, it is helpful to consider what you would want your caregivers to know about you if you were hospitalized. The trauma of hospitalization is such that when nurses or doctors become patients,… Continue reading

And so, we seal ourselves from some of the truth of life and anesthetize ourselves from some of life’s reality. But then, there’s Gene Kelly – just singin’ in the rain. – Erie Chapman Continue reading

As we express our human longing, we may, at some moment, step back a bit and recognize ourselves as silly expressions of life’s longing for itself. And we may forgive ourselves for only being human. After all, Christianity is a… Continue reading

A potential danger for committed caregivers, however, is believing that success is about working all of the time. Personal commitment does not require that we become workaholics. In fact, workaholic behavior can block success just as effectively as can lazy… Continue reading

Everyone with a computer and a camera now has the capability to become their own television station. This is the phenomenon of YouTube and others. Who is this kid making the strange sounds and maybe making you laugh? He’s no… Continue reading

Humanity is won by continuing to play in the face of certain defeat. – Ralph Ellison This is a thing that Love does. It is the nurse who comforts a terminally ill baby and stays with him until the moment… Continue reading

We are all more than our moods. And we need to find the strength to love others when their mood may make them seem especially “unlovable.” Continue reading