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I have been a caregiver for more than 20 years. It has been an amazing journey, yet in the beginning, I thought God had done something terrible to me, to our family.  With that kind of thinking everything looked hopeless, but I have discovered that the very thing I thought to be the end of me was actually an invitation to a new beginning.  The Heart of the Caregiver is your invitation to a new beginning - to see yourself, your situation and the person you are caring for in a whole new way - through the light of God's amazing love.

Over the years leading retreats, Bible studies, workshops and seminars, I have heard from family caregivers of all kinds - parents caring for children, children caring for parents, spouses caring for spouses, etc.  We are all in desperate need of a steady source of encouragement and support to do what we do each day with a positive and hopeful attitude. The Heart of the Caregiver is a small group Bible study that is transforming lives and the way we care for the disabled, chronically ill and those struggling with aging issues.  To learn more about the study or to order - contact the.caregiver@comcast.net.

Encouragement

  • He Knows


     

    “We are people of flesh and blood. That is why Jesus became one of us.”Hebrews 2:14 (Contemporary English Version)

    There’s a lot of talk this time of year about "Baby" Jesus and his lowly birth, but when I took some time to really ponder the birth of Jesus, I discovered that we have a Savior who understands the intimate relationship between the caregiver and the one being cared for.

    By coming into the world as a fragile, helpless baby, our Lord had to depend on others to meet His needs. His young and inexperienced parents had to bathe, dress, feed and protect their infant son. His little unprepared family brought Him into the world all alone - no midwife, no friends and family members standing by.

    Consider this, the king of the universe not only came into the world in humble circumstances, but He came into the world as an outcast, someone rejected before He was even born. There was no room for them at the inn.

    He was to be Our Savior, yet He knew what it was like to be powerless. He knew what it was like to have to depend on someone else to meet His needs. We have a Lord who knows what it is like to be fragile and dependent - to feel alone - to have people not recognize His value and the incredible purpose for which He had been born.

    Prayer: Thank you, Lord, for taking on flesh. You know how we feel and how we struggle. Help me to know and trust you more in the coming year.

    Glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace and goodwill toward men!


     

    Tue, December 11, 2012 (No comments)
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