caregivers
Let Jesus Redeem Your Painful Anniversary For You
August. When Alice started feeling sick. When we began asking questions. When she was diagnosed. When we first heard the word “cancer”. When she had surgery to remove her tumor. When we began her treatment process. When our world flipped…
Can You “Take Back” That Painful Anniversary?
We’ve been talking about having grace toward ourselves and our families when those painful anniversaries come up on the calendar. This year, as our family anticipated the month of August (which is when we have lot of hard anniversaries) we…
How to Help Our Children Process Painful Memories
Last week we talked about showing grace toward ourselves when our bodies act out in anticipation of painful anniversaries. But what about our kids? The anniversary of their grandparent’s death, or of their medical diagnosis, or of when their parents’…
There is Grace for Those Painful Anniversaries
Do you have a date on your calendar that you dread every year? The anniversary of something hard or sad that creates a visceral response in you? For our family the entire month of August is hard. Our daughter started…
