Category: Just Thinking…

What Alzheimer’s Can’t Take Away

Aged hands holding a framed wedding photo, for an article on loving a spouse with Alzheimer's.

Alzheimer’s is a thief. But there are sacred things it can’t touch: a lifetime of love, your spouse’s God-given worth, God’s presence, and hope.

There Is Always Hope

One hand reaching down toward another open hand

How can we throw a life raft to those who are struggling to stay afloat?

If You Don’t Have Something Nice to Say

Why Don’t You? Your mom said it too, right? “If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” Mom’s response to complaints and general whining is seared into my brain. Was I a HUGE complainer and tattletale? Maybe. Would it have… Continue Reading “If You Don’t Have Something Nice to Say”

“How are you?” Hurts

I first wrote this in 2024, when Blaire was one. My one-year-old granddaughter, Blaire, is the cutest little magpie. Until recently, my customary greeting to her was, “How are you?” I’d wait for the invariable smile and ask her another question. “Are you good?”… Continue Reading ““How are you?” Hurts”

The shot…finally

Today, I dropped my 77 year old husband off at a public health vaccine clinic for his first dose of the vaccine against Covid-19. I can finally exhale the breath I’ve been holding for the past year.  I was one of those people you… Continue Reading “The shot…finally”