by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 22, 2017 | Caregiving
One river, two games Only 200 yards down the trail, our children (ages 12 and 14) opted off the trail. They jumped from rock to rock, scampering along the edge of Beaver Creek. One moved quickly, the other a bit more cautiously, but both with the enthusiasm and...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 9, 2017 | Caregiving
What you see and what you don’t in care scenarios Presence. Absence. Often unnoticed or overlooked, certain experiences, people, or expectations come to light in specific moments. For example, I notice: The presence of a nurse and an IV stand in our home two...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 11, 2016 | Caregiving
November is National Family Caregivers Month Unknown 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, even in weakness, gives life to your...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 4, 2016 | Caregiving
6 Secrets That Aren’t So Secret Most family caregivers have this little acknowledged trait in common: spying. Yes, we spy on our loved ones and also on our tolerated ones! Some of us are mutual caregivers, both living with chronic conditions and helping care for...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 25, 2016 | Caregiving
Love Story Part Two You can click here to read last week’s blog, She Caught My Eye, which is part one of this two part blog/weekly inspiration. Anyway, as lovely as she is on the inside and the outside, she got sick. Pretty bad. Dermatomyositis. The first three...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 19, 2016 | Caregiving
Love Story Part One I had been on campus about two weeks. As a transfer student, I had a fairly good idea of what it meant for me to be successful on a small college campus. I had also seen and dated a lot of girls. Most were very similar as far as I was concerned....
