by joanborton | May 6, 2025 | Caregiving, Disability, God's love, Hope, Peace
The day started a bit unusual for a Monday. Jerry went out to appointments. I did some work around the house, getting all the trash and recycling out to the bins for their evening trip to the curb. I’d never gotten it all together that early in the day. Continuing to...
by joanborton | Feb 4, 2025 | Caregiving, Disability, Family, Friendship
Today marks six weeks since my surgery to remove my cancer. As is expected, I had ups and downs throughout the healing process. One of the highs has been how well our family, friends, and neighbors cared for us. The leftovers from meals brought, along with the...
by joanborton | Dec 3, 2024 | Caregiving, God's love, Hope, Instructions for Life, Peace
Well, this didn’t go as we expected. My husband had a biopsy. We’re anxious to get the results because he feels like something is not right in his body. We’re trying not to worry. We’re praying. Yet still preparing ourselves for the potential of the big C diagnosis....
by joanborton | Nov 1, 2024 | Caregiving
To My Fellow Caregivers: Today is November 1, and the start of National Family Caregivers Month. I considered writing a post each day this month about a family caregiver. But I know so many. How would I pick and choose? I couldn’t get everyone highlighted in just 30...
by joanborton | Sep 1, 2023 | Caregiving, Disability, Family, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned
Caregiving friends, do you ever get smug? You know, self-satisfied, puffed up, or feeling an air of superiority in your caregiving role? The time that comes most readily to mind for me is when a news story came out several years ago. It was the sad news that...
by joanborton | Aug 17, 2021 | Bible, Caregiving, Hope, Instructions for Life
Someone once asked me to choose five verses that give me encouragement as a caregiver. That is nearly an impossible task with so many to pick from. Given the season of life I am in, they may be different today than last year. But today, here, and now, these are my top...
