Experts encourage churches and individuals to listen and give the “gift of presence” to the chronically ill. Learn what to say to help.
Life Changes
Your son or daughter may have left home, but don’t forget that once a parent, always a parent.
How do you parent in the face of some interesting (and possibly foolish) decisions on the part of your child?
How can you be the spouse God called you to be when you just don’t feel like doing what you know you should?
David Jeremiah reflects on his seven-year battle with lymphoma and the lessons he has learned along the way.
So you just put the ice cream in the vegetable keeper. Don’t panic; it’s probably just your brain downshifting to middle age.
Learn how one mother experienced the joys and sorrows of bonding with her adopted daughter.
Develop a skill that will last you a lifetime: managing stress
As a gift to my oldest grandson on his 14th birthday, I decided to take him on a trip. The mission was twofold: to spend important bonding time with him and to begin transferring the family mantle.
Snail mail is a thing of the past. If you want to keep long-distance communication with your grandkids alive, think about learning the basics of online chat.
Simple ideas for staying in touch.
If a grandparent and grandchild want to remain connected, they have to find creative ways to carry on their relationship across the miles, but it can be done successfully.
Part of the Memory Problems Series Memory Problems Plagued by Senior Moments? What’s in a Name? (Lots!) Excavating Memories Series About: Emotional Health “Memory is the thing you forget with.” – journalist Alexander Chase Can you draw a penny, front and back, including correct placement of the eight critical features? If not, is this an …
I was at my dad’s office the other day. I swiveled in his chair, read the book spines that lined the shelves, checked my email from his computer, tried out his ink pens, counted the unused coffee mugs, rifled through papers on his desk and read everything hanging on the walls. I felt like a …
Here are some great tips for helping you jog your memory when meeting someone for the second time.
They can make it a personal journal or one for friends or family members, jotting down experiences, adventures or notes about whatever they’re interested in.
These special memory albums can help your adopted child piece together the past.
Part of the Adjusting to Change Series Aging Four Steps to Growing Older Gracefully Getting Positive About Midlife Changes Depression and Suicide in the Elderly A Spiritual Rx for Healthy Mind and Body Series About: Life Transitions To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens: a time to …
Musician Bill Buchanan didn’t consider much before he and his wife were married. Now, more than a decade into his marriage, he has a lot to sing about. He offers encouragement and advice to young couples considering marriage.
People often want to talk about adoption. Unfortunately, they sometimes don’t know how.
