Glory in Him: Caregivers Blog

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Caregivers Blog

We (fellow caregivers) have begun a Caregivers Blog where we can share with other caregivers and encourage each other - check it out!

I was going to write something there about "encouraging caregivers", but figured that would be like preaching to the choir.

I would like to encourage you to encourage someone in your life that cares for someone. Whether it is a note, a call, a visit. Make them feel like you haven't forgotten their plight. This is a lonely calling and it sure feels good to be appreciated. Don't get me wrong, the reason we do what we do is because God has called us to it, and He absolutely supplies all that we need, but there are those times that we do need a "little something".

Remember, at some point of your life you will either care for someone, know someone that cares for someone, or you will be the one receiving the care - so let us do unto others as we wish done to ourselves.

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Poems

From http://www.devotions.com/ (author unknown)
It’s sometimes very difficult for us to understand the wisdom and the love behind the things that God has planned.

But we wouldn’t have the rainbow if we didn’t have the rain; We wouldn’t know the pleasure if we never tasted pain.

We wouldn’t love the sunrise if we hadn’t felt the night; And we wouldn’t know our weakness if we hadn’t sensed God’s might.

We couldn’t have the springtime or the yellow daffodil if we hadn’t experienced the winter’s frosty chill.

And though the brilliant sunshine is something God has made. He knew too much could parch our souls so He created shade.

So God’s given us a balance: enough joys to keep us glad, enough tears to keep us humble, enough good to balance bad.

And if you’ll trust in Him you’ll see though yesterday brought sorrow, the clouds will part and dawn will bring a happier tomorrow.

E-mailed by a Friend (author unknown)
"THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW"
As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin.