Category: Parents

  • Problem…Solution – Life with Dad

    Problem…Solution – Life with Dad

    There are so many things we can learn from the “greatest generation”, the ones who survived The Great Depression and World War II.  These people went through so much loss and lack in their lives but yet continued to press forward.  They learned to scrimp and save, to use and reuse, to create items rather…

  • If Only I were Her…Life with Mom

    If Only I were Her…Life with Mom

    Interactions with my mom can be so entertaining.  Some are funny, others sad, others maddening and yet others instructive.  It never ceases to amaze me how she can come up with a story about whatever is going on around her.  There are a few I thought I would share in hopes that you too will…

  • God’s Grace – Always Working…Life with Mom

    God’s Grace – Always Working…Life with Mom

    I love my mom but I need God’s grace to help me do it well.  Because of her condition there are times when it is very hard to deal with her.  She has opinions but they are not rational.  She refuses to do things but things need to be done.  She doesn’t always change her…

  • Life Changes – But God…Life with Mom

    Life Changes – But God…Life with Mom

    The situations of life change moment to moment.  We find ourselves facing things we never thought we would have to face.  This is the place I find myself at this very moment.  My mother has frontal lobe dementia disorder which means that the frontal lobe of her brain is dying and shrinking. (Layman’s terms)  We…