My Concrete Dove
Making your caregiving life just a little bit easier.
Are you struggling with being grateful for your caregiving situation?
It’s not just a November thing. We have to keep practicing gratitude to reap the self-care rewards.
How Will You Choose to Fill Your Glass – Half-Empty or Half-Full
It all comes down to one choice. Will we sit with a half-empty glass and focus on our troubles, or will we stand up and look beyond them with faith and optimism to what could be? Will it be half-empty or half-full?
31 Days of Seeking Self-Care It’s Recap Day
31 DAYS OF SEEKING SELF-CARE Discovering Self-Care & Enjoying Respite This was such a fun thing to do! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did, but more importantly, I hope you found encouragement and true benefit for having participated. I am honored by all who...
You Owe It to Yourself to Make Time for Spiritual Self-Care
Caregiver, I confess, it’s tough to find the right balance sometimes. But keep working at it because spiritual self-care is just as important as physically caring for your loved one. We are no good to them if we’re hurting, grieving, angry, or exhausted.
Creative Self-Care – Discover The Benefits by Taping Into Your Creative Side
Every think of art, cooking, or crafting as creative self-care? Maybe you should.
31 Days Seeking Self-Care – Day 2 Exploring Breathing Techniques & Their Benefits
It’s Day 2 of our 31 days of seeking self-care, and today we’re exploring breathing techniques.
Seeking Self-Care – Day 1 How Does Practicing Mindfulness Improve Self-Care
When we are mindful during self-care activities, it only makes sense that the effects of self-care might multiply, be felt more deeply, and provide the most benefit. Sounds pretty good to me. Let’s find a seat outdoors and practice.
How Doing Creative Things Helps Manage Our Hard Emotions
I started this coloring project in August of 2022. Maybe I chose a coloring page about joy because it wasn't a very joyful season in our home, and I needed an escape. However, I soon found that doing something creative is a form of self-care I needed. 💜We were...
Why Nothing is impossible with God
Here's a little Friday inspiration for past, present, and future family caregivers. Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer. Romans 12:12 CSB This verse can seem impossible for some long-term, full-time caregivers to step into, but with God,...
Spring Blooms Introduce a Renewed Hope for Caregivers
Are you looking forward to spring and the renewed hope it represents? Me, too, but just when you think it's finally here—ding, ding, ding—you get a notification about a winter storm coming. Spring is unpredictable, and so is caregiving. On any given day, your plans...
