Stories tagged with: caregiving

• Caregiving: Author's devotionals seek to convey hope

  by Morgan Collier, posted Tuesday, July 03, 2018 (6 years ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- As Kathy Howard started taking care of her father-in-law and then her own parents, the physical and emotional demand became increasingly apparent.

  "But I was unprepared for how spiritually challenging this journey has been," said Howard, author of "30 Days of Hope When Caring for Aging Parents," a new book from New Hope Publishers.

  Howard uses her own personal experiences in caregiving in the book as well as those of others who have gone through or are in the process of caregiving.

  "The book is a 30-day devotional that offers the encouragement needed as you strive to care for your parents in a way that pleases God and still shows them honor and respect," she said. Read More

• MOTHER'S DAY: Our stay-at-home mom & human dignity

  by Jill Waggoner & Allison Hucks, posted Friday, May 12, 2017 (7 years ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Almost every day of our childhood, we would pull down my grandmother's long driveway and go in for a quick visit.

  We, two sisters, would sit together on the narrow piano bench and peck at the black and white keys in my grandmother's living room while Mother moved through the house -- setting out pills, fixing her mother's hair, asking questions and washing clothes. It was our weekday routine, completed with a glass of chocolate milk in her wood-paneled kitchen. Read More