Writing Brings Healing to the Soul

By Lisa Saunders, Special Guest Writer

The moment I gave birth to my daughter Elizabeth in December of 1989, I felt a stab of fear—her head was so small, so deformed. Within 12 hours, I was told she had been profoundly disabled by congenital CMV (cytomegalovirus). The neonatologist said, “If she lives, she will never roll [...]

Devotion – Being There For Others When You Are Ill And Also The Caregiver

“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God,” (Psalm 20:7)
Here I am sitting in a hospital waiting room while a close relative has surgery. Even though we have our own illnesses to deal with, at times it is someone in our family.
This sort of [...]

Mom Can Give Comfort Even Miles Away

Feeling blue? Stressed out about your health? Worried about lab results coming up? If you have a mom or someone who you admire as a mother figure in your life, pick up the phone and give her a call.
Leslie Seltzer who is a biological anthropologist, did research with a group of seven- to 12-year-old girls [...]

A Kid Like Any Other Kid – Mom’s Perspective on Child with Down’s Syndrome

By Daniel J. Vance
Often, people sharing their story for this column prefer using a pseudonym in order to protect their child’s identity. Such was the case recently with 37-year-old “Sharon,” the birth mother of 12-year-old “John,” who was born with Down syndrome.
Down syndrome is caused by an embryo cell division that creates an extra No. [...]

What Does This Day Mean to You?

I wanted a special devotional for today, Mother’s Day, and had not had any submitted, so I went to look in the archives. Below is a devotional that I wrote in 2002. My son was born in 2003 through the gift of adoption. In 2002, I’d been married for 6 years and we’d been waiting [...]

Reflections On a Chronically Ill Mom’s Life

Update 5/17/10 -  1AM: I had planned to write a new blog post for the chronicabe.com carnival who has a topic on being a mom with an illness. But life happened!

a swarm of 6000 bees arrived, I called a beekeeper to come and take them away (-$195- ugh!)
husband had jury duty
son began swim lessons
the dishwasher [...]

Should “Mother’s Day” be “I’m Sorry” Day?

We love www.skitguys.com – If your church is ever looking for videos to share, this should be their first place online!
Here are 2 of they guys describing what Mom’s Day really is all about.

And here is another one about “Why Mom’s Get a Whole Day!”

Caregiver Resources

Here are some of the best caregiver resources.

The Entrenched Caregiver
Today’s [...]