A caregiver’s plea for help in dealing with his task reminded me of conclusions that have come to me in more than five years of caregiving.

We can identify with the generosity reported in this passage because we’re still seeing it in the church today.

The passage has just one message, and it is a truth for every person in any situation.

You must protect your relationship so you can “be the husband” they told me. I’m still working to decide and discover what that means.

Even with many legitimate criticisms and concerns for the church today, we read today’s passage and see that the church came from God.

I thought the pressure of making difficult decisions would end with Evelyn living in residential care. Saturday morning I realized that end won’t likely be anytime soon.

They could have left to pursue their own devices. But instead they gathered and prayed and watched and waited. And in their wait, they set an example for each of us.

The list helps me keep from living my life haphazardly. I don’t accomplish every goal every day, but these are a good checklist for every week.

This account of breakfast with Jesus is one of the most compelling in Scripture. Let’s think about the simple meal Jesus himself fixed for his amazed disciples.

I’m living alone, and I’ve decided to cope with that by not always staying alone. So I invited three couples for dinner. Like everything else in my life now, it felt odd, a strange mix of the familiar with the all-new.

We often hear “doubting Thomas” said with a sneer, as if it’s wrong to think twice before deciding to believe something fantastic. But maybe we need to give Thomas a break.

Gradual cognitive decline followed by critical weakness in his body led to our separation after decades of being together.

This year I signed Easter cards with my name alone. I’m finally ready to admit that our reality has changed.

We can imagine the words meant more to the disciples that day than ever before. They had likely never felt less at peace.

I can honestly report, “We are doing fine.” This is true for several reasons.

I wonder how often God has shown up in my life and I haven’t noticed.

Yesterday I moved Evelyn into a residential memory care facility. I’m hoping I remain convinced that was the right decision.

Long after the hoorays and hallelujahs and happiness of Easter, it’s good for us to ponder the resurrection.

“Every time you say ‘yes’ to one thing, you must say ‘no’ to something else.”

Jesus, God himself made flesh, came to earth not just to speak or heal or surprise. He came to suffer. That means something to us caregivers.