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Tag Archives: caring for aging parents
Hope for the Terminally Ill: A New Tent for Eternity
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more … Continue reading
Posted in Salvation, Spiritual Encouragement
Tagged cancer, caring for aging parents, death, eternity, faith, terminal illness, trusting God
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Unexpected Blessings from a Hospital Room
Sometimes we gain the most from the people who have the least to give. I stepped out of my mother’s house into the blazing summer heat feeling like a cloth twisted and wrung out, emerging flattened, from an old-fashioned washing machine. I … Continue reading
Posted in Thankfulness
Tagged caring for aging parents, Encouragement, faith, gratitude, spiritual growth
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Surprises from a Mama’s Life: Legacy and Letters
Those of us who have elderly parents don’t often think about the life our parents led before old age set in. We see them as idle, helpless, quietly supportive, struggling… watching from the sidelines as life in all it’s busyness moves … Continue reading