by Bruce McIntyre | May 31, 2024 | Caregiving
Accepting the People You Love Accept or deny? Our facial expression, body language, words, and attention communicate to people whether we accept them or deny them. Think of the 5 people you are around the most. These are probably family members and perhaps some...
by Bruce McIntyre | Sep 2, 2023 | Caregiving
Learned Habits for Tough Times Sometimes the thing that is changing is beyond your control. Quite often, in fact. Nevertheless, we easily get stuck fighting reality when the past is in the past. Therefore, it is helpful to remember that YOU control YOU. In the midst...
by Bruce McIntyre | Mar 3, 2023 | Caregiving
New Book! Receiving Peace #5 Swept up in the forces around us at any given season of life, you may find that returning to this question helps stabilize and prioritize your world. What is a good day? Whether balancing too many demands, managing a life-threatening...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 12, 2022 | Caregiving
Tools for Caregivers (and other people too) #2November is National Family Caregivers Month When someone you love struggles with a chronic condition, where do you start? The following tips from the Cleveland Clinic form a solid initial approach: 1. Give yourself a...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 5, 2022 | Caregiving
Tools for Caregivers (and other people too) #1November is National Family Caregivers MonthUnknown and often unnoticed, you are a hero nonetheless.For your love, sacrificial, is God at his best.You walk by faith in the darkness of the great unknown,And your courage,...
by Bruce McIntyre | Apr 8, 2022 | Caregiving
Snapshots of Transformation #5 One of the most excruciating limitations for Kathy was not being able to pick up our son, Seth, as a baby. We picked him up and put him in her arms, and as he grew more mobile, she helped him scramble up into her arms. Simply picking up...